Desmodium fernaldii B.G.Schub.

• 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 fernaldii B.G.Schub.

• Description

  Species Description - Stem erect, to 13 dm, uncinate-puberulent, as also the axis of the infl; stipules lance-subulate, 2–4 mm, caducous; petiole about as long as the stalk of the terminal lfl; lfls ovate or rhombic-ovate, subglabrous above, strongly reticulate and minutely uncinate-puberulent on the veins beneath; fls 8–10 mm; stipe 2.5–5 mm; articles 2–5, 6–8 mm. Dry, sandy soil; se. Va. to Fla. and Tex. July, Aug. (D. rhombifolium, misapplied)

• Common Names

  Fernald's tick-trefoil