Desmodium nuttallii

Classification	Dicots
Family	Fabaceae
Family (Traditional)	Fabaceae
Genus	Desmodium
Species:	Desmodium nuttallii (Schindl.) B. G. Schub.
Common Name	Nuttalls Ticktrefoil
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BFM; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: subshrub; 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: 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	7
Status	Native; TN[SNR] KY[SNR] (State Rank); G5 (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: Cumberland (KY), Menifee (KY), Rowan (KY), Trigg (KY), Blount (TN), Carroll (TN), Cumberland (TN), DeKalb (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hawkins (TN), Henry (TN), Humphreys (TN), Marion (TN), Monroe (TN), Montgomery (TN), Perry (TN), Putnam (TN), Roane (TN), Scott (TN), Stewart (TN), Union (TN), Van Buren (TN), Wayne (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BOON, EKY, HTTU, TENN, UCHT, UOS, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1942 - 2001

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0128995	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium nuttallii
TENN-V-0128986	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium nuttallii
TENN-V-0128979	Carroll	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium nuttallii
TENN-V-0128989	Grundy	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium nuttallii
TENN-V-0128984	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium nuttallii
TENN-V-0128988	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium nuttallii
TENN-V-0128985	DeKalb	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium nuttallii
TENN-V-0128975	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium nuttallii
HTTU014850	Scott	Tennessee			HTTU Desmodium nuttallii
TENN-V-0128987	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium nuttallii
TENN-V-0128981	Carroll	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium nuttallii
TENN-V-0128994	Perry	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium nuttallii
TENN-V-0128982	Carroll	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium nuttallii
TENN-V-0129000	Wayne	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium nuttallii
UCHT017170	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Desmodium nuttallii
TENN-V-0128992	Henry	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium nuttallii
TENN-V-0128983	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium nuttallii
APSC0017942	Montgomery	Tennessee	15 Sep 1984	Edward Chester	APSC Desmodium nuttallii
BRIT114599		Tennessee			VDB Desmodium nuttallii
31234100851326	Menifee	Kentucky	17 Sep 1988	R.C. Clark 21933	EKY Desmodium nuttallii
TENN-V-0128980	Carroll	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium nuttallii
TENN-V-0128991	Henry	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium nuttallii
APSC0017947	Humphreys	Tennessee			APSC Desmodium nuttallii
UCHT032556	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Desmodium nuttallii
BRIT114600		Tennessee			VDB Desmodium nuttallii
BRIT114598		Tennessee			VDB Desmodium nuttallii
31234100426814	Rowan	Kentucky	21 Sep 2000	Kim Feeman 1429	EKY Desmodium nuttallii
TENN-V-0128997	Union	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium nuttallii
UCHT017169	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Desmodium nuttallii
APSC0017948	Trigg	Kentucky			APSC Desmodium nuttallii
TENN-V-0128993	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium nuttallii
TENN-V-0128978	Carroll	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium nuttallii
TENN-V-0128998	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium nuttallii
UCHT032555	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Desmodium nuttallii
UOS02741	Van Buren	Tennessee	16 Sep 2001	Chris A. Fleming	UOS Desmodium nuttallii
BRIT114594		Tennessee			VDB Desmodium nuttallii
TENN-V-0128999	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium nuttallii
TENN-V-0128977	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium nuttallii
16968	Carroll	Tennessee			BOON Desmodium nuttallii
APSC0017943	Stewart	Tennessee	20 Sep 1942	R.E. Shanks	APSC Desmodium nuttallii
APSC0017945	Henry	Tennessee			APSC Desmodium nuttallii
APSC0017944	Henry	Tennessee			APSC Desmodium nuttallii
HTTU014849	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Desmodium nuttallii
HTTU014851	Scott	Tennessee			HTTU Desmodium nuttallii
BRIT114595		Tennessee			VDB Desmodium nuttallii
BRIT114597		Tennessee			VDB Desmodium nuttallii
31234100426822	Carroll	Tennessee	17 Sep 1972	Betty Toler Allman 841	EKY Desmodium nuttallii
31234100426798	Cumberland	Kentucky	05 Oct 1997	James B. Beck 409	EKY Desmodium nuttallii
TENN-V-0128990	Hawkins	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium nuttallii
TENN-V-0128996	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium nuttallii
TENN-V-0128974	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium nuttallii
TENN-V-0128976	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium nuttallii
TENN-V-0243968	Perry	Tennessee			TENN Desmodium nuttallii

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Desmodium nuttallii

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