Desmodium obtusum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.
stiff ticktrefoil
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Desmodium obtusum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.
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Synonyms:
Desmodium obtusum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.
DERI3
Desmodium rigidum (Elliot) DC.
MEOB6
Meibomia obtusa (Muhl. ex Willd.) Vail
MERI
Meibomia rigida (Elliot) Kuntze
Distribution:
Desmodium obtusum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.
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USA (AL , AR , CO, CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD, MI , MO , MS , NC , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK, PA , RI , SC , TN , TX , VA , WV )
Related Taxa:
Desmodium obtusum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.
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236 genera in Fabaceae ,
76 species in Desmodium
Classification:
Desmodium obtusum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.
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Threatened and Endangered Information:
Desmodium obtusum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.
This plant and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.
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Maryland :
Desmodium rigidum
rigid tick-trefoil
Endangered
New Hampshire :
Desmodium rigidum
stiff tick-trefoil
Endangered
New York :
beggar-lice
Endangered
Wildlife Habitat Values:
Desmodium obtusum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.
Large Mammals
Small Mammals
Water Birds
Terrestrial Birds
Source
Large Mammals Food
Large Mammals Cover
Small Mammals Food
Small Mammals Cover
Water Birds Food
Water Birds Cover
Terrestrial Birds Food
Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller
Moderate
Moderate
Wildlife Habitat Values
Wildlife
Habitat Values
Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses . Southern Weed Science Society.
More Accounts and Images:
Desmodium obtusum (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 502019.
View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.