PLANTS Profile for Desmodium paniculatum var. paniculatum (panicledleaf ticktrefoil)

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PLANTS Profile

Desmodium paniculatum (L.) DC. var. paniculatum
panicledleaf ticktrefoil

Symbol:

DEPAP2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Desmodium paniculatum (L.) DC. var. paniculatum

Meibomia paniculata

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 399. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Desmodium paniculatum (L.) DC. var. paniculatum

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Synonyms:
Desmodium paniculatum (L.) DC. var. paniculatum

	DEDI4	Desmodium dichromum Shinners
	DEPAA	Desmodium paniculatum (L.) DC. var. angustifolium Torr. & A. Gray
	DEPAP9	Desmodium paniculatum (L.) DC. var. pubens Torr. & A. Gray
	MECH3	Meibomia chapmanii (Britton) Small
	MEPA10	Meibomia paniculata (L.) Kuntze
	MEPU5	Meibomia pubens (Torr. & A. Gray) Rydb.

Distribution:
Desmodium paniculatum (L.) DC. var. paniculatum


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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WV), CAN (ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Desmodium paniculatum (L.) DC. var. paniculatum

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 76 species in Desmodium, 2 varieties in Desmodium paniculatum (L.) DC.

Classification:
Desmodium paniculatum (L.) DC. var. paniculatum

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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 paniculatum (L.) DC. – panicledleaf ticktrefoil
Variety	Desmodium paniculatum (L.) DC. var. paniculatum – panicledleaf ticktrefoil

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Desmodium paniculatum (L.) DC. var. paniculatum

Desmodium paniculatum:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FAC-

UPL

FACU

UPL

FAC-

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

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Desmodium paniculatum (L.) DC. var. paniculatum

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 527679.

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