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| − | Synonyms: ''D. ciliare'' var. ''ciliare''; ''D. ciliare'' var. ''lancifolium'' Fernald; ''Meibomia ciliaris'' (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) Blake | + | Synonyms: ''D. ciliare'' (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) A.P. de Candolle var. ''ciliare''; ''D. ciliare'' (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) A.P. de Candolle var. ''lancifolium'' Fernald; ''Meibomia ciliaris'' (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) Blake |
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Revision as of 11:33, 25 April 2019
Common name: Hairy Small-leaf Ticktrefoil [1]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicots |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Desmodium |
| Species: | D. ciliare |
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| Desmodium ciliare Muhl | |
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| Natural range of Desmodium ciliare from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: D. ciliare (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) A.P. de Candolle var. ciliare; D. ciliare (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) A.P. de Candolle var. lancifolium Fernald; Meibomia ciliaris (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) Blake
Varieties: none
Description
D. ciliare is a perennial forb/herb of the Fabaceae family native to North America and Canada. [1] Leaves alternate, pinnately trifoliolate compound; leaflets usually 3, usually ovate-oblong or elliptic, larger ones usually less than 1.2 inches long, slightly rough to touch, stipels present; fruit is 1-3 jointed loment, margins densely covered with short, hooked hairs, surfaces moderately so. [2]
Distribution
D. ciliare can be found along the southeastern coast of the United States from Texas to Massachusetts, as well as the Ontario region of Canada. [1]
Ecology
Habitat
D. ciliare is found in fields, woodland borders, and disturbed areas. [3] It also tends to be found in moister areas. [4]
Phenology
D. ciliare has been observed to flower between September and November. [5]
Seed dispersal
This species is thought to be dispersed by translocation on animal fur or feathers. [6]
Conservation and Management
D. ciliare is listed as threatened by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Land and Forests, and by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. [1]
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=DECI
- ↑ Gee, K. L., et al. (1994). White-tailed deer: their foods and management in the cross timbers. Ardmore, OK, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation.
- ↑ Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- ↑ URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: R.K. Godfrey, Loran C. Anderson, V. Sullivan, J. Wooten, R. Kral, J.P. Gillespie, Andre F. Clewell, Travis MacClendon, Karen MacClendon, Bill Boothe, A.C. Matthews, C. Ritchie Bell, John W. Thieret, G.W. Parmelee, Delzie Demaree, Edward S. Steele, A.P. Anderson, Sidney McDaniel, Joel A. Barnes, Steve Cox, States and counties: Leon County Florida, Franklin County Florida, Dade County Florida, Jackson County Florida, Wakulla County Florida, Madison County Florida, Liberty County Florida, Nassau County Florida, Jefferson County Florida, Thomas County Georgia, Calhoun County Florida, Orange County North Carolina, Spartanburg County South Carolina, Acadia County Louisiana, St. Joseph County Michigan, Drew County Arkansas, Dist. of Columbia, Macon County North Carolina, Oktibbeha County Mississippi, Grenada County Mississippi, Lamar County Mississippi, Grady County Georgia, Washington County Florida, Gadsden County Florida,
- ↑ Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 21 MAY 2018
- ↑ Kirkman, L. Katherine. Unpublished database of seed dispersal mode of plants found in Coastal Plain longleaf pine-grasslands of the Jones Ecological Research Center, Georgia.
