Desmodium viridiflorum

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Species Distribution Map
Family:FABACEAE
Species:Desmodium viridiflorum (L.) DC.
Common Name:Velvet Leaf Tick Trefoil
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Velvet Leaf Tick Trefoil is a native herbaceous perennial in the Bean family (Fabaceae). It occurs throughout Alabama. Velvet Leaf Tick Trefoil occurs in dry to mesic hardwood forests, in pine woodlands, in sandhills, on roadsides, and in forest openings and edges. It is a perennial with a tap root. The root crown produces 1-5 upright to sprawling stems that are from 3-6 feet in height. The stems are pubescent and have hooked hairs. The stems are green to brown in color. Leaves are alternate, petiolate, and trifoliate. The leaflets are ovate to rhombic or deltoid in outline, moderately pubescent above and velvety pubescent below. The margins are entire and both surfaces of the leaf have hooked hairs. Flowers are produced in an open panicle. The branches of the panicle are pubescent and have hooked hairs. Flowers are papilionaceous in shape and lavender in color. The standard petal has two spots of white and yellow at its base. The flowers become blue in color as they age. The fruit is a loment with 4-6 segments. It is pubescent with hooked hairs. Velvet Leaf Tick Trefoil is one of the larger members of the genus in Alabama. Plants are commonly called “beggar’s lice” because of the fruit segments that adhere to clothing or fur with their hooked hairs. The foliage of Velvet Leaf Tick Trefoil is browsed by deer and the seed are eaten by Bobwhite Quail and other birds.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native
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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 viridiflorum (L.) DC. - Velvet Leaf Tick Trefoil

Citation

Citation Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 2: 329. 1825.
Basionym: Hedysarum viridiflorum L. 1753.
Type: USA: VIRGINIA: Without data, Clayton 190 (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by J.L. Reveal & C.E. Jarvis, Taxon 58: 979. 2009.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Meibomia viridiflora Meibomia viridiflora (Linnaeus) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 197. 1891.Hedysarum viridiflorum Linnaeus 1753. 
Meibomia viridiflora Hedysarum viridiflorum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 748. 1753. VIRGINIA: Without data, Clayton 190 (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by Reveal & C. E. Jarvis, Taxon 58: 979. 2009.

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, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, Etowah, Geneva, Jefferson, Lee, Limestone, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Montgomery, Pike, Randolph, Shelby, Sumter, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Winston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1888 - 1975

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
TROY000005146 Lee 05 Oct 1954 Moore, William H.
s.n.		 TROY
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
JSU133522 Shelby 20 Jul 1993 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.		 JSU
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
TROY000005145 Dale 02 Sep 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13648		 TROY
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
TROY000048350 Autauga 19 Oct 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
1371		 TROY
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
TROY000005037 Coffee 01 Oct 1999 Martin, Brian H.
266		 TROY
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
TROY000030552 Cherokee 22 Aug 2007 Barger, T. Wayne
188		 TROY
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
AUA000042825 Cullman 1 Oct 1917 Wolf, Wolfgang
 AUA
Desmodium Viridiflorum (L.) Dc.
TROY000044997 Geneva 28 Sep 2017 Byrd, Cameron
1586		 TROY
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
UNA00016817 Mobile _ Oct 1875 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Desmodium viridiflorum (L.) DC.
UWAL0042494 Bullock 28 Aug 2017 Horne, Howard E.
4174		 UWAL
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
UWAL0006862 Sumter 09 Oct 2008 England, J. Kevin
1389		 UWAL
Desmodium viridiflorum (L.) DC.
UWAL0043022 Baldwin 09 Sep 2010 Larsen, Harry S.
1737		 UWAL
Desmodium viridiflorum (L.) DC.
AUA000011695 Lee 29 Sep 1972 Adkins, F.W.
058		 AUA
Desmodium Viridiflorum (L.) Dc.
JSU133519 Etowah 25 Sep 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
3903		 JSU
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
JSU133515 Cleburne 28 Aug 1992 Ballard, J. Mark
571		 JSU
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
UWAL0006861 Marengo 03 Sep 2008 England, J. Kevin
991		 UWAL
Desmodium viridiflorum (L.) DC.
UWAL0005691 Limestone 21 Sep 1982 Kral, Robert
68988		 UWAL
Desmodium viridiflorum (L.) DC
AUA000011694 Jefferson 25 Sep 1977 Sessler, Ann H.
1892		 AUA
Desmodium Viridiflorum (L.) Dc.
UWAL0045401 Bullock 23 Sep 2018 Horne, Howard E.
4655		 UWAL
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
JSU133524 Winston 17 Sep 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
6376		 JSU
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
JSU133518 Etowah 21 Aug 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
3216		 JSU
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
JSU133516 Cleburne 28 Aug 1992 Ballard, J. Mark
571		 JSU
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
AUA000042819 Cullman 26 Sep 1917 Wolf, Wolfgang
 AUA
Desmodium Viridiflorum (L.) Dc.
UWAL0015026 Bullock 14 Sep 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1236		 UWAL
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
AUA000011692 Bibb 10 Oct 1979 Beckett, Scott W.
349		 AUA
Desmodium Viridiflorum (L.) Dc.
UNA00016816 Mobile 08 Sep 1888 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Desmodium viridiflorum (L.) DC.
JSU133523 Talladega 6 Sep 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
3305		 JSU
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
TROY000033536 Barbour 08 Oct 2011 Dykes, Bailee
216		 TROY
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
UNA00016811 Tuscaloosa s.d. Glenboski, Linda Leigh
33		 UNA
Desmodium viridiflorum (L.) DC.
UNA00055877 Tuscaloosa 16 Nov 1974 Hoener, Fred K.
1200		 UNA
Desmodium viridiflorum (L.) DC.
TROY000005142 Butler 30 Sep 2001 Diamond, Alvin R.
12708		 TROY
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
AUA000042822 Cullman 10 Sep 1917 Wolf, Wolfgang
 AUA
Desmodium Viridiflorum (L.) Dc.
TROY000005141 Butler 12 Sep 2001 Diamond, Alvin R.
12777		 TROY
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
ALNHS00005439 Calhoun 06 SEP 2017 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#3336		 ALNHS
Desmodium viridiflorum (L.) DC.
TROY000044196 Montgomery 02 Oct 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27688		 TROY
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
TROY000005143 Crenshaw 11 Oct 1998 Diamond, Alvin R.
11456		 TROY
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
JSU133521 Randolph 11 Oct 1985 Nixon, Christopher F.
1390		 JSU
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
UNA00016818 Mobile 04 Jul 1896 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Desmodium viridiflorum (L.) DC.
AUA000011696 Montgomery 21 Jun 1967 Rankin, H.Taylor
 AUA
Desmodium Viridiflorum (L.) Dc.
UWAL0046325 Autauga 19 Oct 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
1371		 UWAL
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
JSU133514 Clay 28 Sep 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
5056		 JSU
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
TROY000051580 Winston 22 Sep 2013 England, J. Kevin
4604		 TROY
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A. P. de Candolle
TROY000005144 Dale 06 Oct 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13700		 TROY
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
UWAL0039853 Montgomery 02 Oct 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27688		 UWAL
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
AUA000011693 Bibb 20 Sep 1976 Sessler, Ann H.
766		 AUA
Desmodium Viridiflorum (L.) Dc.
JSU133513 Bibb 25 Sep 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1486		 JSU
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
JSU133517 Cleburne 28 Aug 1992 Ballard, J. Mark
571		 JSU
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
AUA000042824 Cullman 20 Oct 1917 Wolf, Wolfgang
 AUA
Desmodium Viridiflorum (L.) Dc.
AUA000043836 Lee 2 May 2018 Taylor, Chris T.
CSP-515		 AUA
Desmodium Viridiflorum (L.) Dc.
AUA000011691 Baldwin 14 May 1955 Moore, William H.
 AUA
Desmodium Viridiflorum (L.) Dc.
JSU133512 Bibb 25 Sep 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1486		 JSU
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
JSU146266 Calhoun 24 Jun 1996 Hutchinson, Francine
2417		 JSU
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
TROY000037590 Bullock 14 Sep 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1236		 TROY
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
UWAL0056093 Sumter 20 Sep 2022 Keener, Brian R.
12655		 UWAL
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
UNA00016814 Tuscaloosa 01 Sep 1975 Hoener, Fred K.
1289		 UNA
Desmodium viridiflorum (L.) DC.
TROY000019214 Randolph 14 Oct 1988 Nixon, Christopher F.
4391		 TROY
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
AUA000042823 Cullman 10 Sep 1917 Wolf, Wolfgang
 AUA
Desmodium Viridiflorum (L.) Dc.
TROY000005147 Pike 03 Jul 2000 Hall, James A.
187		 TROY
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
JSU133511 Bibb 25 Sep 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1486		 JSU
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
UWAL0015728 Winston 22 Sep 2013 England, J. Kevin
4604		 UWAL
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
JSU133520 Marshall 14 Sep 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
3092		 JSU
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
TROY000005038 Dale 17 Jul 2000 Pennington, Tiffany
907		 TROY
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
UWAL0056094 Sumter 20 Sep 2022 Keener, Brian R.
12655		 UWAL
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
USAM000006350 Mobile 05 Oct 1967 LeLong, Michel G.
3828.3		 USAM
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
AUA000042821 Cullman 16 Sep 1917 Wolf, Wolfgang
 AUA
Desmodium Viridiflorum (L.) Dc.
TROY000034500 Limestone 21 Sep 1982 Kral, Robert
68988		 TROY
Desmodium viridiflorum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
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