Desmodium fernaldii

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Desmodium fernaldii

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Desmodium
Species:
D. fernaldii
Binomial name
Desmodium fernaldii
B.G.Schub.[2]

Desmodium fernaldii is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[3] It is native to the southeastern United States.

Description

Desmodium fernaldii is a

perennial plant
.

Taxonomy

Desmodium fernaldii was first described by the American botanist Bernice Schubert in 1950.[4] The specific name fernaldii honors American botanist Merritt Lyndon Fernald "whose intensive work on the flora of [Virginia] has clarified many floristic problems of long standing".

Desmodium fernaldii is a member of the Desmodium paniculatum complex, a group of closely related

sensu lato,[6][7]
in which case Desmodium fernaldii becomes a variety of Desmodium paniculatum.

Distribution and habitat

Desmodium fernaldii is native to the southeastern United States.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Desmodium fernaldii". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Desmodium fernaldii B.G.Schub.". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Desmodium fernaldii B.G.Schub.". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  4. ^ Schubert (1950), pp. 147–148.
  5. ^ Thomas (2020), pp. 29–30.
  6. ^ Ohashi, Hiroyoshi (June 2013). "New combinations in North American Desmodium (Leguminosae: Tribe Desmodieae)". The Journal of Japanese Botany. 88 (3): 166–175. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
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  8. ^ "Desmodium fernaldii". State-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2024.

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