Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC.

  • Description

    Species Description - Stem normally forked at base, one branch sterile, 1–3 dm, with lvs crowded at the summit, the other fertile, usually lfless, ascending, 4–10 dm; stipules deciduous; lateral lfls ovate to ovate-oblong, the terminal one elliptic to ovate, 4–10 cm; fls 6–8 mm, pink to purple (white); pedicels 1–2 cm; stamens monadelphous; cal-lobes short; stipe glabrous, 10–18 mm; articles 2–4, semi-obovate, 6–10 mm, glabrous on the upper margin. Rich woods; Me. to Minn., s. to Fla. and Tex. July–Sept.

  • Common Names

    naked tick-trefoil