*Desmodium tortuosum (Swartz) A.P. de Candolle. Phenology: Jul-Aug; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Fields, woodland borders, disturbed areas. Distribution: E. NC south to s. FL, west to AR and TX; Mexico, Central America, n. South America, West Indies; apparently only introduced in the southeastern United States (Harper 1944b).
Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Fl3, FNA11.1, K4, Mex, NS, POWO, RAB, SE3, Tx, WH3, Isely (1998); = Meibomia purpurea (Mill.) Vail — S, S13; = Meibomia tortuosa (Sw.) Kuntze; Hedysarum tortuosum Swartz. Basionym: Hedysarum tortuosum Sw. 1788
Links to other floras: = Desmodium tortuosum - FNA11.1
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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