Desmodium rotundifolium Dc.

Prostrate ticktrefoil (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Desmodium

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.2-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
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 -

Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:78561-2
WFO ID wfo-0000170362
COL ID 353FZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Desmodium rotundifolium Meibomia michauxii