Desmodium procumbens var. procumbens
Illustrated
Synonyms: Desmodium exiguum A. Gray D. procumbens var. exiguum (A. Gray) B. G. Schubert D. spirale var. exiguum (A. Gray) B. L. Robinson & Greenman Meibomia exigua (A. Gray) Kuntze
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 11.
Herbs perennial. Stems uncinate-puberulent and sparsely pubescent. Leaves unifoliolate and trifoliolate; leaflet blades: apex acute or acuminate, surfaces uncinate-puberulent and villous. Primary bracts caducous or partly persistent, 1.5–2.5 mm. Loments distinctly spirally twisted when young; segments 2–3(–4); stipe 1.5–3.5 mm. 2n = 22.
Phenology: Flowering late summer–fall.
Habitat: Open grasslands, pine-oak woodlands, mesas, canyons.
Elevation: 1000–2000 m.
Distribution
Ariz., N.Mex., Mexico (Chihuahua, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Sinaloa, Sonora), West Indies, Central America, n South America, introduced in Asia, Africa.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.