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''D. turtuosum'' can be found growing in full sun and sandy soil in fallow fields, roadsides, beaches, lake shores, and floodplains. ''D. turtuosum is especially successful in areas with disturbed soil.<ref name = fsu> Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database.  URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Jane Brockmann, A. F. Clewell, J. Ferborgh, R.K. Godfrey, C. Henderson, Gary R. Knight, R. Komarek, Victoria Sullivan, and Jean Wooten. States and counties: Florida: Bay, Columbia, Franklin, Gulf, Hamilton, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Monroe, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Santa Rosa, and Washington. Georgia: Thomas.</ref>
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''D. turtuosum'' is found associated with ''[[Ambrosia artemisiifolia]]''.<ref name=fsu/>
 
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Revision as of 15:15, 18 May 2023

Desmodium tortuosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Desmodium
Species: D. tortuosum
Binomial name
Desmodium tortuosum
(Swartz) A.P. de Candolle
DESM TORT dist.JPG
Natural range of Desmodium tortuosum from USDA NRCS [1].

Common name: dixie ticktrefoil

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms:

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

D. turtuosum can be found growing in full sun and sandy soil in fallow fields, roadsides, beaches, lake shores, and floodplains. D. turtuosum is especially successful in areas with disturbed soil.[1] D. turtuosum is found associated with Ambrosia artemisiifolia.[1]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Jane Brockmann, A. F. Clewell, J. Ferborgh, R.K. Godfrey, C. Henderson, Gary R. Knight, R. Komarek, Victoria Sullivan, and Jean Wooten. States and counties: Florida: Bay, Columbia, Franklin, Gulf, Hamilton, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Monroe, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Santa Rosa, and Washington. Georgia: Thomas.