Desmodium tenuifolium
| Desmodium tenuifolium | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae |
| Genus: | Desmodium |
| Species: | D. tenuifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Desmodium tenuifolium Torr. & A. Gray | |
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| Natural range of Desmodium tenuifolium from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Description
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
Found in mesic and dry type savanna in North Carolina. Mesic savannas in North Carolina consist exclusively of Pinus palustris. Dry savannas in North Carolina typically occur on the high, central portion of the more dome-shaped islands, or where the soil is coarse textured and well drained.Needs frequent burns.[1]
Phenology
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
found in savannas that are frequently burned[1]
