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Revision as of 13:42, 25 April 2019
Common name: Fernald's Ticktrefoil [1]
| Desmodium fernaldii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicots |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Desmodium |
| Species: | D. fernaldii |
| Binomial name | |
| Desmodium fernaldii G.B. Schub | |
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| Natural range of Desmodium fernaldii from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: Meibomia rhombifolia Vail
Varieties: none
Description
D. fernaldii is a perennial forb/herb of the Fabaceae family native to North America. [1]
Distribution
D. fernaldii can be found along the southeastern coast of the United States from Texas to Maryland. [1]
Ecology
Habitat
D. fernaldii proliferates in sandhills, dry flatwoods, and woodland borders. [1] Specimens have been collected from open sadn ridge, annually burned upland pineland, loamy sands of pine-oak woodland, and longleaf pine woods. [2]
Phenology
D. fernaldii has been observed to flower in October. [3]
Conservation and Management
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=DEFE
- ↑ URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: A.F. Clewell, Loran C. Anderson. States and counties: Florida (Leon, Escambia) Georgia (Thomas)
- ↑ 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
