PLANTS Profile for Desmodium triflorum (threeflower ticktrefoil)

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Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC.
threeflower ticktrefoil

Symbol:

DETR4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
PR		N
VI		N

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Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC.

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Synonyms:
Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC.

	METR8	Meibomia triflora (L.) Kuntze
	SATR8	Sagotia triflora (L.) Duchass. & Walp.

Distribution:
Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC.


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

Related Taxa:
Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 76 species in Desmodium

Classification:
Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC.

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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 triflorum (L.) DC. – threeflower ticktrefoil

Introduced Information:
Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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 triflorum (L.) DC.

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