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Desmodium perplexum

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Perplexed Tick-trefoil

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.161658

Element CodePDFAB1D130

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderFabales

FamilyFabaceae

GenusDesmodium

Synonyms

Desmodium dilleniiDarlingtonDesmodium paniculatum var. dillenii(Darl.) Isely

Other Common Names

perplexed ticktrefoil (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.

Conservation Status

Review Date1984-04-24

Change Date1984-04-24

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN4

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	S4	Yes
Quebec	SNR	Yes

United StatesN5

Province	Rank	Native
Nebraska	S3	Yes
Missouri	SNR	Yes
South Carolina	SNR	Yes
Louisiana	SNR	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
New York	S5	Yes
District of Columbia	SNR	Yes
Rhode Island	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	S2	Yes
Delaware	SU	Yes
Wisconsin	S2	Yes
Virginia	S5	Yes
West Virginia	S5	Yes
Vermont	S2	Yes
Arkansas	SNR	Yes
Maryland	SNR	Yes
Florida	SNR	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	S5	Yes
Mississippi	SNR	Yes
Indiana	S4	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
Connecticut	SNR	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
Ohio	SNR	Yes
Tennessee	SNR	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
Kentucky	S5	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Maine (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Caribou - Speckled Ext	White Mountain National Forest	5,988

Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Peters Mountain Addition B	Jefferson National Forest	2,909

References (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.