Desmodium glabellum (Michx.) Dc.

Dillenius' ticktrefoil (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Desmodium

Characteristics

Stem(s) 5–12 dm, ± erect, usually much-branched above, ± densely uncinate-puberulent, or (in the phase called D. dillenii Darl. or D. perplexum B. G. Schub.) provided with longer spreading hairs, or with both sorts of pubescence; stipules slender, 4–8 mm; petioles mostly 2–5 cm; lfls ± pubescent especially beneath, the terminal one commonly oblong-ovate, 4–9 cm, a third to two-thirds (avg half) as wide; fls 7–10 mm; cal 4 mm; stipe 3–5 mm; articles 2–4, 5–9 × 3.5–5 mm; 2n=22. Dry upland woods; Me. to Wis. and Neb., s. to Fla. and Tex. July, Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

Light 7-9
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 23 - 26
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Images

Leaf

Desmodium glabellum leaf picture by Michael Young (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:491758-1
WFO ID wfo-0000170495
COL ID 3536S
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Desmodium glabellum Hedysarum glabellum Meibomia glabella