The Vascular Plants of Iowa

An Annotated Checklist and Natural History

University of Iowa Press Digital Editions


Group Name:
Angiosperms: Dicotyledons
Family Name:
Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Genus:
Desmodium Desv. Desv.
Genus Common Name:
Tick-trefoil; Tick clover
Species:
Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC.
Species Common Name:
Bare-stemmed tick-trefoil
Habitat:
Open, upland woods
Abundance and Distribution:
Infrequent in Paleozoic Plateau; rare remainder of eastern half
Origin:
Native
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e6617