Desmodium perplexum

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Desmodium perplexum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Desmodium
Species: D. perplexum
Binomial name
Desmodium perplexum
B.G. Schubert
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Natural range of Desmodium perplexum from USDA NRCS [1].

Common name: perplexing tick-trefoil

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: none[1]

Varieties: none[1]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

D. perplexum occurs in dry, open woodlands in loamy soil, as well as along forest edges, roadsides, right-of-ways, and pastures.[2]

Associated species of D. Perplexum include Pinus glabra, Rudbeckia hirta, and Verbesina sp.[2]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Joel A. Barnes, A. F. Clewell, Steve Cox, R. C. Darby, Bob Farley, R.K. Godfrey, Clarke Hudson, Scott McCoy, Sidney McDaniel, A. E. Radford, V. Sullivan, John W. Thieret, Robert F. Thorne, Mary E. Wharton, and J. Wooten. States and counties: Florida: Franklin, Gadsden, Jackson, and Leon. Georgia: Fulton. Indiana: Hancock. Kentucky: Rockcastle. Louisiana: Livingston. Mississippi: Jefferson, Lamar, and Tallahatchie. North Carolina: Rockingham. Virginia: Giles.