Contains 23 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Desmodium Desv.
TICKTREFOIL
Classification
Magnoliophyta - Flowering Plants
Magnoliopsida
Rosidae
Fabales
Desmodium
Citation
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TYPE: Desmodium scorpiurus (Swartz) Desvaux, typ. cons. (Hedysarum scorpiurus Swartz)
Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Desmodium canadense Showy tick trefoil Native FACU (NWPL)
Desmodium canescens Hoary tick trefoil Native UPL (NWPL)
Desmodium ciliare Hairy tick trefoil Native UPL (NWPL)
Desmodium ciliare var. ciliare Hairy small-leaved tick trefoil Native
Desmodium cuspidatum var. cuspidatum Smooth bracted tick trefoil; Large-bracted tick-trefoil Native UPL (NWPL)
Desmodium cuspidatum var. longifolium Hairy bracted tick trefoil; Large-bracted tick-trefoil Native UPL (NWPL)
Desmodium glabellum Smooth tick trefoil; Dillenius's tick-trefoil Native FACU (NWPL)
Desmodium glutinosum Pointed tick trefoil Native UPL (NWPL)
Desmodium humifusum Spreading tick trefoil; Native UPL (NWPL)
Desmodium humifusum x [D. paniculatum complex x D. rotundifolium] Eastern trailing tick trefoil Native
Desmodium illinoense Illinois tick trefoil Native UPL (NWPL)
Desmodium laevigatum Glaucous tick trefoil; Smooth tick-trefoil Native FACU (NWPL)
Desmodium marilandicum Small-leaved tick trefoil Native UPL (NWPL)
Desmodium nudiflorum Bare-stemmed tick trefoil Native UPL (NWPL)
Desmodium nuttallii Nuttall's tick trefoil Native UPL (NWPL)
Desmodium obtusum Stiff tick trefoil Native UPL (NWPL)
Desmodium paniculatum Panicled tick trefoil Native FACU (NWPL)
Desmodium paniculatum var. paniculatum Panicled tick trefoil Native
Desmodium pauciflorum Few-flowered tick trefoil Native UPL (NWPL)
Desmodium perplexum Perplexing tick trefoil Native UPL (NWPL)
Desmodium rotundifolium Round-leaved tick trefoil Native UPL (NWPL)
Desmodium sessilifolium Sessile-leaved tick trefoil Native UPL (NWPL)
Desmodium viridiflorum Green-flowered tick trefoil; Velvet-leaved tick-trefoil Native UPL (NWPL)
Identification Key

No identification key is available for this family.

Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
No synonyms found.