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Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.
showy ticktrefoil

       
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Photo of Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.
Jennifer Anderson. United States, IA, Scott Co., Davenport, Nahant Marsh. 2002. Usage Requirements.
 
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Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.

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Synonyms:
Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.

  MECA14 Meibomia canadensis (L.) Kuntze
 

Distribution:
Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AR, CT, DE, IA, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SD, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (MB, NB, NS, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 76 species in Desmodium
 

Classification:
Desmodium canadense (L.) 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 canadense (L.) DC. – showy ticktrefoil
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FAC FAC FAC- FAC- FACU FAC FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25791.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
Time Generated: 09/19/2008 11:57 PM MDT