PLANTS Profile for Desmodium incanum var. incanum (zarzabacoa comun)

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PLANTS Profile

Desmodium incanum DC. var. incanum
zarzabacoa comun

Symbol:

DEINI3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
PR		N
VI		N

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Photo of Desmodium incanum DC. var. incanum

Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Usage Requirements.

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Desmodium incanum DC. var. incanum

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Synonyms:
Desmodium incanum DC. var. incanum

	DECA13	Desmodium canum (J.F. Gmel.) Schinz & Thell.
	DEFR2	Desmodium frutescens Schindl.
	DESU4	Desmodium supinum DC.
	MECA15	Meibomia cana (J.F. Gmel.) S.F. Blake
	MEIN9	Meibomia incana (DC.) Vail
	MESU6	Meibomia supina Britton, nom. illeg.

Distribution:
Desmodium incanum DC. var. incanum


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USA (FL, GA, HI, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Desmodium incanum DC. var. incanum

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 76 species in Desmodium, 2 varieties in Desmodium incanum DC.

Classification:
Desmodium incanum DC. var. incanum

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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 incanum DC. – zarzabacoa comun
Variety	Desmodium incanum DC. var. incanum – zarzabacoa comun

Introduced Information:
Desmodium incanum DC. var. incanum

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Desmodium incanum DC. var. incanum

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 527677.

Time Generated: 10/11/2008 11:32 PM MDT