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Stems

and petioles glabrous or uncinate-pubescent.

Leaflets

blade surfaces uncinate-puberulent on veins, sparsely strigulose abaxially.

Desmodium paniculatum var. fernaldii

Phenology Flowering late summer–fall.
Habitat Open woodland, pine savannas, abandoned fields, roadsides, sandy soils.
Elevation 0–600 m. (0–2000 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
AL; DE; FL; GA; LA; MD; MS; NC; SC; TX; VA
Discussion

Variety fernaldii occurs primarily on the Atlantic Coastal Plain with only scattered occurrences along the Gulf Coast.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Desmodium > Desmodium paniculatum
Sibling taxa
D. paniculatum var. paniculatum
Synonyms D. fernaldii
Name authority (B. G. Schubert) H. Ohashi: J. Jap. Bot. 88: 171. (2013)
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