PLANTS Profile for Desmanthus virgatus (wild tantan)

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Desmanthus virgatus (L.) Willd.
wild tantan

Symbol:

DEVI3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		N
VI		N

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Photo of Desmanthus virgatus (L.) Willd.

Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, HI, Honolulu. Usage Requirements.

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Desmanthus virgatus (L.) Willd.

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Synonyms:
Desmanthus virgatus (L.) Willd.

ACDE8	Acuan depressum (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Kuntze
ACVI3	Acuan virgatum (L.) Medik.
DEDE3	Desmanthus depressus Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
DEVID	Desmanthus virgatus (L.) Willd. var. depressus (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) B.L. Turner	wild tantan
DEVIV	Desmanthus virgatus (L.) Willd. var. virgatus	wild tantan

Distribution:
Desmanthus virgatus (L.) Willd.


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

Related Taxa:
Desmanthus virgatus (L.) Willd.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 14 species in Desmanthus

Classification:
Desmanthus virgatus (L.) Willd.

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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	Desmanthus Willd. – bundleflower
Species	Desmanthus virgatus (L.) Willd. – wild tantan

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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

Desmanthus virgatus (L.) Willd.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU

FACU*

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Desmanthus virgatus (L.) Willd.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Everitt	Low						Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock.

More Accounts and Images:
Desmanthus virgatus (L.) Willd.

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 26666.

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 10:31 PM CST