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Desmodium strictum

(Pursh) DC.

Pineland Tick-trefoil

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.136936
Element CodePDFAB1D1D0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusDesmodium
Other Common Names
pine barren ticktrefoil (EN) Pine Barren Tick-trefoil (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
GRANK assigned by botanists during Eastern Heritage Conference (92-11-11).
Conservation Status
Review Date1992-11-02
Change Date1992-11-16
Edition Date1992-11-02
Edition AuthorsWeakley, Alan S.
Range Extent20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 to >300
Rank Reasons
Fairly common in limited areas (such as Sandhills of North Carolina), fairly resilient, weedy tendencies, restricted range.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Upland sandy habitats, more-or-less xeric, usually naturally fire-maintained forests and woodlands, such as longleaf pine/wiregrass sandhills (in NC), upland pitch pine barrens (in NJ).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
DelawareS2Yes
MissouriS2Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
South CarolinaS3Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
North CarolinaS3Yes
New JerseyS2Yes
MarylandS1Yes
MississippiSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
VirginiaS2Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Florida (1)
AreaForestAcres
SavannahApalachicola National Forest1,927
References (1)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.