Plants Profile for Desmodium obtusum (stiff ticktrefoil)

General Information
Symbol:	DEOB5
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Fabaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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©Thomas G. Barnes. Usage Requirements.

©James H. Miller. James H. Miller and Karl V. Miller. 2005. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. University of Georgia Press., Athens. Provided by University of Georgia Press. Scanned by Forestry Images. Usage Requirements.

©Ted Bodner. James H. Miller and Karl V. Miller. 2005. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. University of Georgia Press., Athens. Provided by University of Georgia Press. Scanned by Forestry Images. Usage Requirements.

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: 402. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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: 401. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
DERI3	Desmodium rigidum (Elliott) DC.
MEOB6	Meibomia obtusa (Muhl. ex Willd.) Vail
MERI	Meibomia rigida (Elliott) Kuntze

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae – Pea family
Genus	Desmodium Desv. – ticktrefoil
Species	Desmodium obtusum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC. – stiff ticktrefoil

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Maryland Desmodium rigidum rigid tick-trefoil Endangered
New Hampshire Desmodium rigidum stiff tick-trefoil Endangered
New York beggar-lice Endangered

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

Related Links

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ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (DEOB5)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (DEOB5)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (DERI3)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (MEOB6)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (MERI)
USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (DEOB5)
University of Tennessee Herbarium (Distribution) (DEOB5)

Wildlife

Food

Source	Large Mammals	Small Mammals	Water Birds	Terrestrial Birds
Miller	Moderate			Moderate

Cover

Source	Large Mammals	Small Mammals	Water Birds	Terrestrial Birds
Miller

Sources

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

Description of Values

Value Class	Food	Cover
High	Average 25-50% of diet	Regular source of cover
Low	5-10% of diet	Infrequently used as cover
Minor	2-5% of diet	Sparsely used as cover
Moderate	Average 10-25% of diet	Occasional source of cover