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Fabaceae
Desmodium

not marked as a favorite taxon Desmodium ochroleucum M.A. Curtis ex Canby. Common name: White Tick-trefoil, Creamflower Tick-trefoil. Phenology: Jun-Aug; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Dry woodlands and barrens, especially over calcareous substrates. Distribution: NJ, DE, and MD south to sc. and sw. NC, GA, TN, AL, Panhandle FL, MS, and MO.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, Fl3, FNA11.1, G, K4, Mo3, NS, POWO, RAB, SE3, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WH3, Isely (1998); = Meibomia ochroleuca (M.A.Curtis ex Canby) Kuntze — S, S13. Basionym: Desmodium ochroleucum M.A.Curtis ex Canby 1864

Links to other floras: = Desmodium ochroleucum - FNA11.1

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image #1 of Desmodium ochroleucum© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
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