Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fabales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Desmodium tortuosum
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Desmodium tortuosum
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 098-26-009:
Desmodium tortuosum
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Meibomia purpurea
COMMON NAME:
dixie tick-trefoil
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JK Marlow jkm161106_086
November Williamsburg County SC
Loment of 2-7 segments, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. Each 3-3.5mm long, per Weakley's Flora.
COMPARE
Beggar's Lice (Tick-trefoil) species
JK Marlow jkm161106_086b
November Williamsburg County SC
Loment segments nearly symmetrical (diamond, rounded-diamond, or ~ elliptical), per Weakley's Flora.
COMPARE
loments of Desmodium species
JK Marlow jkm161106_088b
November Williamsburg County SC
Stipules and stipels persistent. Leaflets often more than 2x long as wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.