Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC.
FABACEAE
- Pea family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
Taxon Page:
Name: Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC.
Nomencl. ref.: Prodromus 2 1825
Rank: species
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Common names
U.S.
name:
Dixie ticktrefoil
English name: beggarweed English name: Florida beggarweed
Grown habit: Subshrub, Forb/herb
Duration: Annual, Perennial
Synonyms:
= Desmodium annuum A. Gray p.p.
= Desmodium purpureum (Mill.) Fawc. & Rendle
= Meibomia purpurea (Mill.) Vail
= Meibomia tortuosa (Sw.) Kuntze
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Rosidae
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Desmodium
Species:
Page counter: 2259 ( AVG: 222.93 / 291.979 )
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Desmodium tortuosum
Branch with flowers at Old macadamia nut orchards Waiehu, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Desmodium tortuosum
Steve Hurst - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image
Desmodium tortuosum
Leaves and fruit at Wailea 670, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Desmodium tortuosum
Leaves and fruit at Wailea 670, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Desmodium tortuosum
Habitat with ants on peanut butter baited chopstick at Old macadamia nut orchards Waiehu, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Desmodium tortuosum
Seedpods at Old macadamia nut orchards Waiehu, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Desmodium tortuosum
Seeds at Hana Hwy, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Desmodium tortuosum
Habit at Old macadamia nut orchards Waiehu, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Desmodium tortuosum
Leaves at Old macadamia nut orchards Waiehu, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Desmodium tortuosum
Seeds at Hana Hwy, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Desmodium tortuosum
Plant at Hana Hwy, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Desmodium tortuosum
Habit at Old macadamia nut orchards Waiehu, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Desmodium tortuosum
Plant at Hana Hwy, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Desmodium tortuosum
Habit at Hana Hwy, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Desmodium tortuosum
Plant at Hana Hwy, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Desmodium tortuosum
Flowers at Old macadamia nut orchards Waiehu, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Desmodium tortuosum
Seeds at Hana Hwy, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Desmodium tortuosum
Habit at Wailea 670, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)
Map for Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA
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