Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fabales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Desmodium ciliare
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
The stem of D. ciliare is quite pubescent, an important identification character, to help separate it from D. marilandicum. Learn more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Desmodium ciliare var. ciliare
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-26-013:
Desmodium ciliare FAMILY Fabaceae
COMMON NAME:
Hairy Small-leaf Tick-trefoil, Littleleaf Tick-trefoil
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Desmodium ciliare
FAMILY
Fabaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Desmodium ciliare var. ciliare
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-26-013:
Desmodium ciliare
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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