Desmodium cuspidatum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC. ex G.Don

Large-bracted Tick-trefoil

Synonyms: Desmodium grandiflorum, Desmodium longifolium, Hedysarum cuspidatum, Hedysarum grandiflorum, Meibomia grandiflora, Meibomia longifolia

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Fabaceae

Genus: Desmodium

Species: Desmodium cuspidatum

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
CT - State Endangered
MA - State Threatened
NH - State Endangered (Historic)
RI - Concern
VT - State Endangered
MA SWAP (2015) - SGCN
RI WAP (2015) - SGCN
VT WAP (2015) - SGCN (High Priority)

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: Not Listed

PHOTOS OF Desmodium cuspidatum