Desmodium procumbens var. neomexicanum
J. Jap. Bot. 88: 174. 2013.
Basionym: Desmodium neomexicanum A. Gray Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 3(5): 53. 1852
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 11.
Herbs annual. Stems sparsely uncinate-pubescent or glabrescent. Leaves mostly trifoliolate; leaflet blades: apex obtuse, surfaces uncinate-puberulent. Primary bracts usually persistent, 2.5–5.5 mm. Loments slightly spirally twisted; segments (1 or)2–5; stipe 0.3–2 mm. 2n = 22.
Phenology: Flowering late summer–fall.
Habitat: Mountain slopes, mesas, streamsides, grasslands, pinyon-juniper woodlands.
Elevation: 1100–2100 m.
Distribution
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Ariz., N.Mex., Tex., Mexico (Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Guanajuato, México, Sinaloa, Sonora, Zacatecas), Central America, n South America, introduced in Asia.
Discussion
In Texas, var. neomexicanum is known from the trans-Pecos region.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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