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| range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Desmodium perplexum'' from USDA NRCS [https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=DEPE80].
 
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Common name: perplexed ticktrefoil
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Common name: perplexing tick-trefoil
 
==Taxonomic Notes==
 
==Taxonomic Notes==
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Synonyms: none<ref name=weakley>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.</ref>
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Varieties: none<ref name=weakley/>
 
==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
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==Distribution==
 
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==Ecology==
 
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''D. perplexum'' occurs in dry, open woodlands in loamy soil, as well as along forest edges, roadsides, right-of-ways, and pastures.<ref name = fsu> 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.</ref>
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Associated species of ''D. Perplexum'' include ''[[Pinus glabra]]'', ''[[Rudbeckia hirta]]'', and ''Verbesina'' sp.<ref name=fsu/>
 
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Latest revision as of 07:40, 24 May 2023

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
DESM PERP dist.JPG
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

Photo Gallery

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.