Fabaceae
Legume Family
Desmodium illinoense Gray
- Notes: Desmodium illinoense is similar to D. canadense except it is somewhat taller (to 5’). The leaves are slightly larger, the center leaflet stalk is longer, and the leaflets often have marginal hairs in addition to hairs on the upper and lower surfaces. The basal bracts (stipules) are also longer and wider. The inflorescence is usually a single raceme, 1’to 2’ long, with flowers more widely spaced. The flowers are very similar, pink to white, with fruits more evenly lobed above and below. Flowering is from mid-July to early August, and fruiting begins in late July. D. illinoense is frequent on dry to moist prairies and in open woods and is more common in the southern half of Iowa.
- Bibliography from Biodiversity Heritage Library
- Vascular Plants of Iowa
Can be found in these counties:
