Desmodium marilandicum
| Desmodium marilandicum | |
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| 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. marilandicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Desmodium marilandicum (L.) DC. | |
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| Natural range of Desmodium marilandicum from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: Smooth small-leaf ticktrefoil
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Description
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
It 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, clearing between pineland and field, edge of mixed woods around a campground, sterile hillside, and abandoned fields (FSU Herbarium). Requires semi-shaded to open areas. It associates with areas with loamy sand and clayey soil types (FSU Herbarium).
Associated species include Desmodium marilandicum (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
It has been observed flowering from August through October (FSU Herbarium). Has been observed fruiting from September through November (FSU Herbarium).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
It can withstand areas with annual burns and winter burns (FSU Herbarium).
Pollination
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
Desmodium marilandicum Photo by Kevin Robertson
Grady County, GA
References and notes
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, R. K. Godfrey, V. Sullivan, J. Wooten, A. F. Clewell, R. Kral, R. Komarek, T. MacClendon, - Boothes; K. Blum, Norlan C. Henderson, John W. Thieret, H. R. Reed, Delzie Demaree, A. C. Mathews, A. E. Radford, G. W. Parmelee, and H. A. Wahl. States and Counties: Alabama: Cleburne, Franklin, and Russell. Arkansas: Drew. Florida: Jackson and Leon. Georgia: Baker and Decatur. Indiana: Elkhart. Louisiana: Morehouse and Natchitoches. Michigan: Barry. Mississippi: Pearl River. Missouri: Henry. North Carolina: Orange and Surry. Pennsylvania: Venango. Virginia: Montgomery.
