PLANTS Profile for Desmodium glabellum (Dillenius' ticktrefoil)

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Desmodium glabellum (Michx.) DC.
Dillenius' ticktrefoil

Symbol:

DEGL4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Desmodium glabellum (Michx.) DC.

Meibomia glabella

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 397. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Desmodium glabellum (Michx.) DC.

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Synonyms:
Desmodium glabellum (Michx.) DC.

	DEDI2	Desmodium dillenii Darl. p.p.
	MEGL4	Meibomia glabella (Michx.) Kuntze

Distribution:
Desmodium glabellum (Michx.) DC.


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Related Taxa:
Desmodium glabellum (Michx.) DC.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 76 species in Desmodium

Classification:
Desmodium glabellum (Michx.) 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 glabellum (Michx.) DC. – Dillenius' ticktrefoil

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Desmodium glabellum (Michx.) 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.

Connecticut:
Dillen's tick-trefoil		Special Concern

More Accounts and Images:
Desmodium glabellum (Michx.) DC.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25799.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 09/01/2009 12:35 AM MDT