WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/7/08):
Hylodesmum nudiflorum
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Desmodium nudiflorum
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 098-26-001:
Desmodium nudiflorum
FAMILY
Fabaceae
COMMON NAME:
Woodland Tick-trefoil, Naked-flowered Tick Trefoil, Naked Tick-trefoil
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JK Marlow jkm060506_027
May Oconee County SC
Clemson Forest
Leaflets ovate to obovate, to 4" long, crowded at top of the sterile branch, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
COMPARE leaves of Desmodium species
JK Marlow jkm120727_942
July Spartanburg County SC
Flowers of the Bean Family are of a unique form known as "papilionaceous", per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
Tim Spira tps_dnudiflorum2
July
Fertile stems to about 30" tall, typically erect at first, leaning with age, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
Tim Spira tps_dnudiflorum4
July
Rose-purple, pea-like flowers in a loose raceme on a leafless scape, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
Patrick D. McMillan pdmdnudiflorum_home2
Month Unknown Anderson County SC
Stem forked at base: sterile branch to 12" tall and leafless scape to 40", per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
Patrick D. McMillan pdmdnudiflorum_homeb
Month Unknown Anderson County SC
Legume (loment) straight across one edge and scalloped along the other, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
COMPARE loments of Desmodium species









