Desmodium ochroleucum

Classification	Dicots
Family	Fabaceae
Family (Traditional)	Fabaceae
Genus	Desmodium
Species:	Desmodium ochroleucum M. A. Curtis ex Canby
Common Name	Cream Ticktrefoil
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; 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: ternate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 3; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Type: Schizocarp; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	8
Status	Native; TN[S1] (State Rank); G2 (Global Rank)
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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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

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: Edmonson (KY), Franklin (TN), Lewis (TN), Montgomery (TN), Perry (TN), Rutherford (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, TENN, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1941 - 1941

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100758059	Edmonson	Kentucky		Brian Yahn	EKY Desmodium ochroleucum
TENN-V-0129014		Tennessee			TENN Desmodium ochroleucum
31234100758075	Edmonson	Kentucky		Brian Yahn	EKY Desmodium ochroleucum
TENN-V-0129015	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium ochroleucum
TENN-V-0129019	Perry	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium ochroleucum
31234100758067	Edmonson	Kentucky		Brian Yahn	EKY Desmodium ochroleucum
UOS02742	Franklin	Tennessee		Mary P. Priestley	UOS Desmodium ochroleucum
TENN-V-0129017	Perry	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium ochroleucum
TENN-V-0129013	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium ochroleucum
31234100426830	Rutherford	Tennessee		Richard H. Hannan	EKY Desmodium ochroleucum
TENN-V-0129016	Lewis	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium ochroleucum
TENN-V-0129018	Perry	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium ochroleucum
APSC0017952	Perry	Tennessee			APSC Desmodium ochroleucum
APSC0017951	Montgomery	Tennessee	17 Sep 1941	R.E. Shanks	APSC Desmodium ochroleucum

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Desmodium ochroleucum

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