Desmodium canescens

Desmodium canescens

Desmodium canescens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Desmodieae
Subtribus: Desmodiinae
Genus: Desmodium
Species: Desmodium canescens

Name

Desmodium canescens (L.) DC., 1825

Synonyms

• Desmodium aikinianum L.C.Beck
• Desmodium canadense var. hirsutum Hook.
• Desmodium canescens f. albinum Fernald
• Desmodium canescens var. hirsutum (Hook.) B.L.Rob.
• Desmodium canescens var. paleaceum (Poir.) DC.
• Desmodium canescens var. villosissimum Torr. & A.Gray
• Desmodium canescens var. virgatum Desv.
• Hedysarum aikini Eaton
• Hedysarum canescens L.
• Hedysarum hirsutum J.F.Gmel.
• Hedysarum paleaceum Poir.
• Hedysarum racemiferum J.F.Gmel.
• Hedysarum scaberrimum Elliott
• Hedysarum viridiflorum Willd.
• Meibomia canescens (L.) Kuntze
• Meibomia canescens var. hirsuta (Hook.) Vail
• Pleurolobus canescens (DC.) MacMill.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia Introduced into: Cuba, Dominican Republic References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• De Candolle, A.P. 1825. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 2: Sistens Calyciflorarum ordines X. 644 pp. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. : 2:328.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Desmodium canescens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Desmodium canescens. Published online. Accessed: Nov 17 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Desmodium canescens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Nov 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Desmodium canescens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: hoary ticktrefoil

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