Desmodium perplexum Schubert. Common name: Perplexing Tick-trefoil. Phenology: Jul-Sep; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Fields, woodland borders, hammocks, disturbed areas. Distribution: ME west to WI, south to FL and TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: See Thomas (2020) for a detailed discussion and reinterpretation of the taxonomy of Desmodium glabellum and D. perplexum.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, F, Fl3, Il, Mi, Mo3, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, SE3, Tn, Va, WH3, WV, Isely (1998), Thomas (2020); = Desmodium dillenii Darl. — Tat; = Meibomia dillenii (Darl.) Kuntze — S; < Desmodium glabellum (Michx.) DC. — C; < Desmodium paniculatum (L.) DC. var. dillenii (Darl.) Isely — W; < Desmodium paniculatum (L.) DC. var. paniculatum — FNA11.1, K4. Basionym: Desmodium perplexum Schub. 1950
Links to other floras: < Desmodium paniculatum var. paniculatum - FNA11.1
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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