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Desmodium pauciflorum (Nutt. ) Dc.

Fewflower ticktrefoil; Meibomia pauciflora Nutt Kuntze

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Desmodium pauciflorum (Nutt.) DC.
fewflower ticktrefoil

       
Symbol:   DEPA7  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Fabaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Forb/herb  
Native Status:  
L48    N



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Meibomia pauciflora

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions . Vol. 2: 396. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society . Scanned by Omnitek Inc . Usage Requirements .
 
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Synonyms:
Desmodium pauciflorum (Nutt.) DC.

  MEPA9 Meibomia pauciflora (Nutt.) Kuntze
 

Distribution:
Desmodium pauciflorum (Nutt.) DC.

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USA ( AL , AR , DC , DE, FL , GA , IL , IN , KS , KY, LA , MD, MO , MS , NC , NJ , NY , OH , OK, SC , TN , TX , VA , WV )
 

Related Taxa:
Desmodium pauciflorum (Nutt.) DC.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae , 76 species in Desmodium
 

Classification:
Desmodium pauciflorum (Nutt.) DC.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus Desmodium Desv. – ticktrefoil
Species Desmodium pauciflorum (Nutt.) DC. – fewflower ticktrefoil
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Desmodium pauciflorum (Nutt.) DC.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maryland :
few-flowered tick-trefoil              Endangered
New Jersey :
few-flower tick-trefoil              Endangered
New York :
small-flowered tick-clover              Endangered
 

More Accounts and Images:
Desmodium pauciflorum (Nutt.) DC.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25816.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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