Desmodium ciliare (muhl. ex Willd.) Dc.

Hairy small-leaf ticktrefoil (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Desmodium

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.3-0.9m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.9
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 23 - 26
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Desmodium ciliare habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Desmodium ciliare leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Desmodium ciliare flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Desmodium ciliare world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:491659-1
WFO ID wfo-0000209832
COL ID 35347
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Meibomia ciliaris Hedysarum ciliare Lespedeza coriacea Desmodium ciliosum Hedysarum pobtusum Desmodium ciliare Desmodium ciliare var. lancifolium Desmodium ciliare var. ciliare Hedysarum ciliare var. oblongifolium Meibomia ciliaris var. acutifoliola Meibomia ciliaris var. albiflora Desmodium marilandicum var. ciliare Desmodium marilandicum var. lancifolium