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, K1, K3, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, 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
Links to other floras: < Desmodium paniculatum var. paniculatum - FNA11.1
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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