Desmodium obtusum

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Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Species Distribution Map
Family:FABACEAE
Species:Desmodium obtusum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.
Common Name:Stiff Tick Trefoil
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Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, G4G5 (Global Rank)
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyFABACEAE - Pea/Bean family
Genus Desmodium
Species Desmodium obtusum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC. - Stiff Tick Trefoil

Citation

Citation Desmodium obtusum (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 2: 329. 1825.
Basionym: Hedysarum obtusum Muhl. ex Willd. 1802.
Type: **

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Hedysarum obtusum Hedysarum obtusum Muhlenberg ex Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 3: 1190. 1802. PENNSYLVANIA
Hedysarum rigidum Hedysarum rigidum Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 2: 215. 1823. SOUTH CAROLINA:
Desmodium rigidum Desmodium rigidum (Elliott) de Candolle, Prodr. 2: 330. 1825.Hedysarum rigidum Elliott 1823. 
Meibomia obtusa Hedysarum rigidum Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 2: 215. 1823. SOUTH CAROLINA:
Meibomia rigida Meibomia rigida (Elliott) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 198. 1891.Hedysarum rigidum Elliott 1823. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Barbour, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Conecuh, Coosa, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, DeKalb, Escambia, Etowah, Fayette, Hale, Houston, Jackson, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Randolph, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Wilcox

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1884 - 1982

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
UNA00059261 Dale 06 Oct 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13699		 UNA
Desmodium obtusum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.
UNA00015982 DeKalb 01 Sep 1898 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Desmodium obtusum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.
UWAL0047185 Autauga 24 Aug 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
1155		 UWAL
Desmodium obtusum (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) A.P. de Candolle
UWAL0019698 Montgomery 14 Sep 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25517		 UWAL
Desmodium obtusum (Muhlenberg ex Milldenow) A.P. de Candolle
UWAL0048148 Bullock 01 Oct 2016 Horne, Howard E.
3621		 UWAL
Desmodium obtusum (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) A.P. de Candolle
JSU113858 Monroe 12 Sep 1997 Whetstone, R. David
18534		 JSU
Desmodium obtusum (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) A.P. de Candolle
TROY000005086 Crenshaw 14 Oct 2001 Diamond, Alvin R.
12781		 TROY
Desmodium obtusum (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) A.P. de Candolle
TROY000005087 Dale 06 Oct 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13699		 TROY
Desmodium obtusum (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) A.P. de Candolle
UNA00008774 Autauga 07 Sep 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1162		 UNA
Desmodium obtusum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.
JSU132728 Calhoun 26 Sep 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
1291		 JSU
Desmodium obtusum (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) A.P. de Candolle
AUA000011592 Coosa 10 Sep 1975 Rutland, David W.
1318		 AUA
Desmodium Obtusum (Muhl. Ex Willd.) Dc.
UNA00015978 DeKalb _ Sep 1898 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Desmodium obtusum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.
UNA00054380 Blount 21 Jun 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1066		 UNA
Desmodium obtusum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.
JSU138659 Blount 21 Jun 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1066		 JSU
Desmodium obtusum (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) A.P. de Candolle
TROY000031391 Fayette 23 Oct 1954 Moore, William H.
s.n.		 TROY
Desmodium obtusum (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) A.P. de Candolle
TROY000043192 Houston 22 Oct 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26950		 TROY
Desmodium obtusum (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) A.P. de Candolle
AUA000011593 Coosa 10 Sep 1975 Rutland, David W.
1257		 AUA
Desmodium Obtusum (Muhl. Ex Willd.) Dc.
TROY000030531 Butler 14 Oct 1978 Kral, Robert
62032		 TROY
Desmodium obtusum (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) A.P. de Candolle
TROY000048844 Autauga 24 Aug 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
1155		 TROY
Desmodium obtusum (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) A.P. de Candolle
TROY000005084 Conecuh 18 Oct 1997 Diamond, Alvin R.
11140		 TROY
Desmodium obtusum (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) A.P. de Candolle
UNA00015979 Tuscaloosa _ _ 1874 Smith, Eugene A.
s.n.		 UNA
Desmodium obtusum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.
JSU132727 St. Clair 3 Sep 1982 Whetstone, R. David
12091		 JSU
Desmodium obtusum (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) A.P. de Candolle
JSU132723 DeKalb 12 Sep 1986 Whetstone, R. David
15663		 JSU
Desmodium obtusum (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) A.P. de Candolle
AUA000011591 Cleburne 11 Sep 1975 Rutland, David W.
1580		 AUA
Desmodium Obtusum (Muhl. Ex Willd.) Dc.
UNA00015973 Mobile Sep Oct Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Desmodium obtusum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.
UNA00015976 Talladega _ _ 1896 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Desmodium obtusum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.
TROY000005085 Crenshaw 18 Oct 1998 Diamond, Alvin R.
11478		 TROY
Desmodium obtusum (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) A.P. de Candolle
JSU132724 Etowah 10 Oct 1995 Hodge-Spaulding, Lesley M.
4389		 JSU
Desmodium obtusum (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) A.P. de Candolle
UWAL0054371 Sumter 27 Oct 2020 Keener, Brian R.
12083		 UWAL
Desmodium obtusum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.
AUA000011589 Autauga 7 Sep 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1162		 AUA
Desmodium Obtusum (Muhl. Ex Willd.) Dc.
AUA000043252 Cullman Sep 1904 Wolf, Wolfgang
 AUA
Desmodium Obtusum (Muhl. Ex Willd.) Dc.
UNA00015974 Clay 31 Jul 1896 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Desmodium obtusum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.
UNA00016687 Tuscaloosa 14 Sep 1975 Hoener, Fred K.
1282		 UNA
Desmodium obtusum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.
TROY000005088 Montgomery 04 Oct 2001 Diamond, Alvin R.
12742		 TROY
Desmodium obtusum (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) A.P. de Candolle
AUA000011594 Fayette 23 Oct 1954 Moore, William H.
 AUA
Desmodium Obtusum (Muhl. Ex Willd.) Dc.
AUA000042667 Cullman 21 Sep 1917 Wolf, Wolfgang
 AUA
Desmodium Obtusum (Muhl. Ex Willd.) Dc.
JSU132726 Randolph 11 Oct 1985 Nixon, Christopher F.
2025		 JSU
Desmodium obtusum (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) A.P. de Candolle
UNA00016698 Hale 25 Sep 1965 Williams, Norris H.
132		 UNA
Desmodium obtusum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.
UWAL0039362 Barbour 11 Sep 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19980		 UWAL
Desmodium obtusum (Muhl. ex Willd.) A.P. de Candolle
AUA000011590 Cherokee Sep 1981 Henderson, T.
508		 AUA
Desmodium Obtusum (Muhl. Ex Willd.) Dc.
TROY000005090 Pike 30 Sep 2001 Diamond, Alvin R.
12721		 TROY
Desmodium obtusum (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) A.P. de Candolle
AUA000011596 Wilcox 9 Sep 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1260		 AUA
Desmodium Obtusum (Muhl. Ex Willd.) Dc.
AUA000042668 Cullman 12 Oct 1915 Wolf, Wolfgang
 AUA
Desmodium Obtusum (Muhl. Ex Willd.) Dc.
UNA00017211 Montgomery 16 Oct 1884 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Desmodium obtusum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.
JSU132725 Jackson 13 Aug 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1190		 JSU
Desmodium obtusum (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) A.P. de Candolle
UNA00015977 Calhoun 29 Sep 1892 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Desmodium obtusum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.
TROY000005089 Pike 20 Oct 2001 Diamond, Alvin R.
12812		 TROY
Desmodium obtusum (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) A.P. de Candolle
TROY000043194 Barbour 11 Sep 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19957		 TROY
Desmodium obtusum (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) A.P. de Candolle
ALNHS00003697 Houston 27 May 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
DTP-150		 ALNHS
Desmodium obtusum (Muhl.) DC.
AUA000037823 Escambia 25 Oct 2011 Hansen, Curtis J.
5331		 AUA
Desmodium Obtusum (Muhl. Ex Willd.) Dc.
AUA000011595 Pike 3 Sep 1994 Diamond, Alvin R.
9342		 AUA
Desmodium Obtusum (Muhl. Ex Willd.) Dc.
TROY000041919 Montgomery 14 Sep 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25517		 TROY
Desmodium obtusum (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) A.P. de Candolle
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