Desmodium marilandicum
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| Desmodium marilandicum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae |
| Genus: | Desmodium |
| Species: | D. marilandicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Desmodium marilandicum (L.) DC. | |
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| Natural range of Desmodium marilandicum from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Description
Common Name: Smooth small-leaf ticktrefoil
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
Is found in pine-oak-hickory woodlands, open, upland pine, dry ridges, and sandhills (FSU Herbarium). Is found in mostly human disturbed areas such as woodlands bordering the road, clearing in a live-oak woodland, cleaering between pineland and field, edge of mixed woods around a campground, sterile hillside, and abandoned fields (FSU Herbarium). Requires semi-shaded to open areas. Is associates with areas with loamy sand and clayey soil types (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
Has been observed flowering from August through October (FSU Herbarium). Has been observed fruiting from September through November (FSU Herbarium).
