Desmodium glabellum (Michx.) DC.
Detail
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Botanical Name
- Desmodium glabellum (Michx.) DC.
- Common Name
- Dillenius' Tick-trefoil
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Desmodium glabellum (Michx.) DC.
- Comments
- This species and Desmodium perplexum Schub. are very similar and often difficult to distinguish; the types and amounts of pubescence that allegedly separate the two taxa seem to vary continuously between and within populations. While older keys often seemed inadequate, Thomas (2020, Missouriensis 38: 29-50) has proposed a new and promising morphological approach to separating these taxa. This approach has also now been incorporated into the Flora of the Southeastern U.S. key.
- Habitat
- Various mesic to dry habitats; floodplain forests, open upland forests, woodlands, riverbanks, old fields, clearings, and roadsides. Common throughout.
- Native Status
- Native
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