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Desmodium

Taxa Represented in DELEP Accessions

Taxon Common Name(s) Growth Form Native Geographic Range
Desmodium adscendens
Desmodium arizonicum
  • Arizona ticktrefoil
Desmodium barbatum
Desmodium batocaulon
  • San Pedro ticktrefoil
  • tick clover
Desmodium cinerascens
  • spiked ticktrefoil
  • shrubby tick clover
  • alma
perennial herb
  • Southwestern North America
Desmodium discolor
  • horse marmalade
Desmodium gangeticum
Desmodium grahamii
  • Graham's ticktrefoil
  • Graham's tick clover
Desmodium intortum
  • green-leaved desmodium
Desmodium neomexicanum
  • New Mexico ticktrefoil
Desmodium procumbens var. exiguum
  • western trailing tick trefoil
Desmodium psilocarpum
  • Santa Cruz Island ticktrefoil
Desmodium psilophyllum
  • simpleleaf ticktrefoil
Desmodium rosei
  • Rose's ticktrefoil
Taxa Available: 14

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