PLANTS Profile for Desmodium scorpiurus (scorpion ticktrefoil)

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PLANTS Profile

Desmodium scorpiurus (Sw.) Desv.
scorpion ticktrefoil

Symbol:

DESC5

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Forb/herb

More Information:

Images:
Desmodium scorpiurus (Sw.) Desv.

Synonyms:
Desmodium scorpiurus (Sw.) Desv.

MESC5

Meibomia scorpiurus (Sw.) Kuntze

Distribution:
Desmodium scorpiurus (Sw.) Desv.


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USA (FL), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Desmodium scorpiurus (Sw.) Desv.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 76 species in Desmodium

Classification:
Desmodium scorpiurus (Sw.) Desv.

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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 scorpiurus (Sw.) Desv. – scorpion ticktrefoil

More Accounts and Images:
Desmodium scorpiurus (Sw.) Desv.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25826.

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 04:06 PM CDT