Biology:Desmodium sessilifolium

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Short description: Species of legume

Desmodium sessilifolium
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Botanical illustration
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Desmodium
Species:
D. sessilifolium
Binomial name
Desmodium sessilifolium
(Torr. ex M.A.Curtis) Torr. & A. Gray

Desmodium sessilifolium, common name sessileleaf ticktrefoil, is a species of plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is native to North America.

Conservation status

It is listed as endangered and extirpated in Maryland, endangered in New Jersey and Ohio, extirpated in Pennsylvania, and threatened in Rhode Island.[1] It is a special concern and believed extirpated in Connecticut.[2]

References

  1. "Plants Profile for Desmodium sessilifolium (sessileleaf ticktrefoil )". https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=DESE. 
  2. "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2 January 2017. (Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)

Wikidata ☰ Q15486699 entry