Desmodium paniculatum

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Desmodium paniculatum
Desmodium paniculatum KMR 2011.JPG
Photo by Kevin Robertson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Desmodium
Species: D. paniculatum
Binomial name
Desmodium paniculatum
L.
DESM PANI DIST.JPG
Natural range of Desmodium paniculatum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common Name(s): panicledleaf ticktrefoil[1]

Taxonomic Notes

Varieties: D. paniculatum var. paniculatum; D. paniculatum var. epetiolatum[2]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

D. paniculatum is found in pine savannas, flatwoods, bogs, fields, woodland borders, and disturbed areas.[2]


Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

  1. USDA, NRCS. (2016). The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 30 November 2017). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Weakley A. S.(2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Herbarium.