PLANTS Profile for Desmodium barbatum (zarzabacoa peluda)

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PLANTS Profile

Desmodium barbatum (L.) Benth.
zarzabacoa peluda

Symbol:

DEBA5

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Subshrub
Forb/herb

More Information:

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Desmodium barbatum (L.) Benth.

Synonyms:
Desmodium barbatum (L.) Benth.

MEBA5

Meibomia barbata (L.) Kuntze

Distribution:
Desmodium barbatum (L.) Benth.


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Related Taxa:
Desmodium barbatum (L.) Benth.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 76 species in Desmodium

Classification:
Desmodium barbatum (L.) Benth.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Desmodium Desv. – ticktrefoil
Species	Desmodium barbatum (L.) Benth. – zarzabacoa peluda

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Desmodium barbatum (L.) Benth.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 502012.

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 08:16 AM CDT