Desmodium procumbens
Western Trailing Ticktrefoil
Also known as: Desmodium procumbens var. typicum B.G.Schub. +6 more
- Desmodium procumbens var. typicum B.G.Schub.
- Desmodium spirale DC.
- Hedysarum spirale Sw.
- Hedysarum tenellum DC.
- Meibomia procumbens (Mill.) Britton
- Meibomia procumbens (Mill.) Schindl.
- Meibomia spiralis Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or subshrub.
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Indigenous to North America and South America, Desmodium procumbens (commonly known as Western Trailing Ticktrefoil) is an annual or shrub belonging to the Fabaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, South-Central U.S.A., Southern South America, Southwestern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Aruba, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Galápagos, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, New Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
C. American Pacific Is., Cape Verde, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Malawi, Maluku, Mexican Pacific Is., Nigeria, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Tonga, West Himalaya, Zambia
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