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Desmodium ciliare (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.
hairy small-leaf ticktrefoil

       
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Desmodium ciliare (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.

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Distribution:
Desmodium ciliare (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.

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

Related Taxa:
Desmodium ciliare (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 76 species in Desmodium or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Desmodium ciliare (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC. var. ciliare. .
Desmodium ciliare var. ciliare
hairy small-leaf ticktrefoil
Distribution of Desmodium ciliare (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC. var. lancifolium Fernald & B.G. Schub.. .
Desmodium ciliare var. lancifolium
lanceleaf ticktrefoil
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Desmodium ciliare (Muhl. ex Willd.) 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 ciliare (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC. – hairy small-leaf ticktrefoil
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Desmodium ciliare (Muhl. ex Willd.) 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.

New York:
little-leaf tick-trefoil              Threatened
Rhode Island:
small-leaved tick-trefoil              Threatened
 

More Accounts and Images:
Desmodium ciliare (Muhl. ex Willd.) 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 25793.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/23/2008 05:35 PM MDT