Desmodium marilandicum var. ciliare
J. Jap. Bot. 88: 169. 2013.
Basionym: Hedysarum ciliare Muhlenberg ex Willdenow Sp. Pl. 3: 1196. 1802
Synonyms: Desmodium ciliare (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) de Candolle D. rhombifolium (Elliott) de Candolle Meibomia ciliaris (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) S. F. Blake M. rhombifolia (Elliott) Vail
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 11.
Stems uncinate-puberulent and patent long-pilose. Leaves: petiole 1–15 mm, uncinate-puberulent and patent long-pilose; terminal leaflet blade elliptic, ovate, or ovate-rhombic, 9–40 × 6–17 mm, apex obtuse. Pedicels 3–8 mm.
Phenology: Flowering summer–fall.
Habitat: Dry, open woodlands or savannas, clearings, abandoned fields, roadsides.
Elevation: 0–900 m.
Distribution
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Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Kans., Ky., La., Md., Mass., Mich., Miss., Mo., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va., W.Va., West Indies (Cuba, Hispaniola).
Discussion
Variety ciliare was last documented in Ontario in 1891, and is now considered extirpated there.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.