PLANTS Profile for Desmodium retinens (Santa Rita Mountain ticktrefoil)

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PLANTS Profile

Desmodium retinens Schltdl.
Santa Rita Mountain ticktrefoil

Symbol:

DERE4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Forb/herb

L48

More Information:

Images:
Desmodium retinens Schltdl.

Synonyms:
Desmodium retinens Schltdl.

	DEWI	Desmodium wislizeni Engelm. ex A. Gray
	MERE6	Meibomia retinens (Schltdl.) Kuntze
	MEWR3	Meibomia wrightii (Engelm. ex A. Gray) Kuntze

Distribution:
Desmodium retinens Schltdl.


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Related Taxa:
Desmodium retinens Schltdl.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 76 species in Desmodium

Classification:
Desmodium retinens Schltdl.

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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 retinens Schltdl. – Santa Rita Mountain ticktrefoil

More Accounts and Images:
Desmodium retinens Schltdl.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25820.

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 09:15 PM CDT