white prairie clover

Dalea candida (white prairie clover) blooms in early to mid-summer for about a month. It is native to Illinois but more common in the northern part of the state, and rarely found in highly disturbed areas.

D. candida has nectar and pollen that attracts a combination of insects and pollintors (ex. Colletes spp., Sphecid wasps, Tiphiid wasps, etc.). Some insects (ex. Colias cesonia, Hemiargus isola) feed on the seeds of the plant.