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Revision as of 09:41, 26 June 2015

Desmodium floridanum
Desmodium floridanum KMR 2011.jpg
Photo taken by Kevin Robertson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae
Genus: Desmodium
Species: D. floridanum
Binomial name
Desmodium floridanum
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DESM FLOR dist.jpg
Natural range of Desmodium floridanum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Distribution

AL, FL, GA, SC.

Ecology

Habitat

Upland longleaf and shortleaf pine native communities (Ultisols), pine-oak flatwoods, sand pine-oak scrub (Entisols), longleaf and slash pine flatwoods (Spodosols), edges of hardwood forests (FSU Herbarium). Thrives in frequently burned areas. Occurs in full light to partially shade. Can occur in areas with recent soil disturbance and old-field pine forests (FSU Herbarium). Occurs on sandy to loamy soils from xeric to moist conditions (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Flowers from April to October. Fruits from May to October.

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

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