Hylodesmum pauciflorum

ClassificationDicots
FamilyFabaceae
Family (Traditional)Fabaceae
GenusHylodesmum
Species:Hylodesmum pauciflorum (Nutt.) H. Ohashi & R. R. Mill
Common NameFew Flowered Ticktrefoil
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaf Venation: ternate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 3; Base Flower Color: Pink; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Type: Schizocarp; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 8
StatusNative
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms (1)

SynonymFull Citation
Desmodium pauciflorum Desmodium pauciflorum (Nutt.) DC.

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.

Counties included on distribution map: Adair (KY), Anderson (KY), Ballard (KY), Boone (KY), Bullitt (KY), Carter (KY), Christian (KY), Clark (KY), Cumberland (KY), Franklin (KY), Garrard (KY), Grayson (KY), Hardin (KY), Henderson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Kenton (KY), Letcher (KY), Lincoln (KY), Lyon (KY), McCreary (KY), McLean (KY), Madison (KY), Meade (KY), Monroe (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Nelson (KY), Ohio (KY), Oldham (KY), Owen (KY), Powell (KY), Rowan (KY), Trigg (KY), Anderson (TN), Cannon (TN), Carroll (TN), Cheatham (TN), Cocke (TN), Coffee (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dickson (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Grainger (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Henry (TN), Hickman (TN), Houston (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Knox (TN), Lawrence (TN), Madison (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Montgomery (TN), Morgan (TN), Obion (TN), Overton (TN), Rhea (TN), Sevier (TN), Shelby (TN), Smith (TN), Stewart (TN), Tipton (TN), Union (TN), Van Buren (TN), White (TN), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: UOS, BEREA, TENN, APSC, EKY, HTTU, MEM, KNK, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1955 - 2013

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100425717 Adair Kentucky 25 Aug 1988 Bruce Hoagland
609
EKY
Desmodium pauciflorum
APSC0099190 Anderson Kentucky
APSC
Hylodesmum pauciflorum
TENN-V-0129111 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Desmodium pauciflorum
TENN-V-0129110 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Desmodium pauciflorum
TENN-V-0129109 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Desmodium pauciflorum
APSC0099192 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Hylodesmum pauciflorum
31973000012913 Boone Kentucky
KNK
Desmodium pauciflorum
APSC0099191 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Hylodesmum pauciflorum
BEREA013506 Cannon Tennessee
BEREA
Desmodium pauciflorum
TENN-V-0244491 Cannon Tennessee
TENN
Hylodesmum pauciflorum
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