*Desmodium incanum (Swartz) A.P. de Candolle. Zarzabacoa Tick-trefoil, Zarzabacoa común. Phen: (Jan-) Mar-Oct (-Dec). Hab: Lawns, disturbed areas; presumably introduced or adventive from tropical America. Dist: A pantropical weedy species. Becoming common in s. AL (Dauphin Island (Barger et al. 2012).
Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics
Synonymy: = Fl3, FNA11.1, K4, Mex, SE3, WH3, Isely (1998); = Desmodium canum (J.F.Gmel.) Schinz & Thell. – Bah, Tx, illegitimate basionym; = Meibomia cana (J.F.Gmel.) Blake – S, illegitimate basionym; = Meibomia supina (Sw.) Britton – S13; > Desmodium incanum (Sw.) DC. var. incanum – K1, K3
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Great Plains: FAC
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