Desmodium fernaldii
| Desmodium fernaldii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Desmodium |
| Species: | D. fernaldii
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| Binomial name | |
| Desmodium fernaldii B.G.Schub.[2]
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Desmodium fernaldii is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[3] It is native to the southeastern United States.
Description[edit]
Desmodium fernaldii is a herbaceous perennial plant.
Taxonomy[edit]
Desmodium fernaldii was first described by the American botanist Bernice Schubert in 1950.[4] The specific name fernaldii honors American botanist Merritt Lyndon Fernald "whose intensive work on the flora of [Virginia] has clarified many floristic problems of long standing".
Desmodium fernaldii is a member of the Desmodium paniculatum complex, a group of closely related taxa that also includes Desmodium paniculatum sensu stricto, Desmodium glabellum, and Desmodium perplexum.[5] Alternatively, some botanists lump the taxa into a single polymorphic species, Desmodium paniculatum sensu lato,[6][7] in which case Desmodium fernaldii becomes a variety of Desmodium paniculatum.
Distribution and habitat[edit]
Desmodium fernaldii is native to the southeastern United States.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Desmodium fernaldii". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Desmodium fernaldii B.G.Schub.". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Desmodium fernaldii B.G.Schub.". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ Schubert (1950), pp. 147–148.
- ^ Thomas (2020), pp. 29–30.
- ^ Ohashi, Hiroyoshi (June 2013). "New combinations in North American Desmodium (Leguminosae: Tribe Desmodieae)". The Journal of Japanese Botany. 88 (3): 166–175. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ JIN, Dong-Pil; KIM, Jung-Hyun; SIM, Sunhee; SUH, Hwa-Jung; KIM, Jin-Seok (2021). "New record of an alien plant, Desmodium paniculatum (Fabaceae), in Korea based on a morphological examination and DNA barcoding". Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy. 51 (2): 133–140. doi:10.11110/kjpt.2021.51.2.133.
- ^ "Desmodium fernaldii". State-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
Bibliography[edit]
- Schubert, Bernice G. (June 1950). "Desmodium: Preliminary Studies—III". Rhodora. 52 (618): 135–155. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- Thomas, Justin R. (2020). "Desmodium glabellum and D. perplexum (Fabaceae): a morphological reevaluation" (PDF). Missouriensis. 38. Missouri Native Plant Society: 29–50. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
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