Desmodium cuspidatum (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) A.P. de Candolle ex Loudon. Large-bracted Tick-trefoil. Phen: Jun-Aug; Aug-Oct. Hab: Fields, woodlands, woodland borders, disturbed areas. Dist: VT and MA west to MN, south to FL Panhandle and e. TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = Ar, Fl3, FNA11.1, Mi, NE, Pa, RAB, Tn, Tx, W, WH3, WV, Isely (1998); = Desmodium bracteosum – Tat; > Desmodium cuspidatum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC. ex Loudon var. cuspidatum – C, F, G, GrPl, Il, K1, K3, SE3, Va; > Desmodium cuspidatum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC. ex Loudon var. longifolium (Torr. & A.Gray) Schub. – C, F, G, GrPl, Il, K1, K3, SE3; > Meibomia bracteosa (Michx.) Kuntze; > Meibomia bractiosa (Michx.) Kuntze – S13, orthographic variant; > Meibomia longifolia (Torr. & A.Gray) Vail – S13
Heliophily: 7
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