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§1 Plant
Desmodium marilandicum (L.) DC.
vernacular smooth small-leaf ticktrefoil — species · Fabaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Fabaceae Lindl.
- Genus
- Desmodium
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 498 counties across 28 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 498 counties across 28 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 3 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Brown 17009
- Calhoun 17013
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Coles 17029
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Gallatin 17059
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Johnson 17087
- Macoupin 17117
- Menard 17129
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Pope 17151
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Warren 17187
- White 17193
- Williamson 17199
Indiana view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Bartholomew 18005
- Brown 18013
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Elkhart 18039
- Floyd 18043
- Fulton 18049
- Greene 18055
- Harrison 18061
- Jackson 18071
- Jefferson 18077
- Lagrange 18087
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Martin 18101
- Morgan 18109
- Noble 18113
- Orange 18117
- Perry 18123
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Steuben 18151
- Sullivan 18153
- Warren 18171
- Warrick 18173
- White 18181
Kansas view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Bath 21011
- Bullitt 21029
- Calloway 21035
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Edmonson 21061
- Floyd 21071
- Grayson 21085
- Harrison 21097
- Henry 21103
- Jefferson 21111
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Madison 21151
- Marshall 21157
- McCreary 21147
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Perry 21193
- Pulaski 21199
- Robertson 21201
- Rowan 21205
- Wayne 21231
Louisiana view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 71 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Audrain 29007
- Barry 29009
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Cedar 29039
- Chariton 29041
- Christian 29043
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Henry 29083
- Hickory 29085
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Moniteau 29135
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Perry 29157
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Saline 29195
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
New Hampshire view state ↗ 1 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 14 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 16 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 54 N ▾
- Alexander 37003
- Alleghany 37005
- Anson 37007
- Buncombe 37021
- Burke 37023
- Caldwell 37027
- Cherokee 37039
- Clay 37043
- Cleveland 37045
- Columbus 37047
- Craven 37049
- Davidson 37057
- Duplin 37061
- Durham 37063
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Granville 37077
- Greene 37079
- Harnett 37085
- Henderson 37089
- Hoke 37093
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Lee 37105
- Lincoln 37109
- Macon 37113
- Madison 37115
- Martin 37117
- McDowell 37111
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Mitchell 37121
- Montgomery 37123
- Onslow 37133
- Orange 37135
- Pamlico 37137
- Randolph 37151
- Richmond 37153
- Robeson 37155
- Rowan 37159
- Rutherford 37161
- Sampson 37163
- Stanly 37167
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Swain 37173
- Transylvania 37175
- Union 37179
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Washington 37187
- Watauga 37189
- Wayne 37191
- Yancey 37199
Ohio view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Armstrong 42005
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bucks 42017
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Lancaster 42071
- Lehigh 42077
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Schuylkill 42107
- Susquehanna 42115
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 1 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Blount 47009
- Bradley 47011
- Cannon 47015
- Chester 47023
- Clay 47027
- Cumberland 47035
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Greene 47059
- Grundy 47061
- Hardeman 47069
- Henry 47079
- Hickman 47081
- Knox 47093
- Madison 47113
- Marshall 47117
- Meigs 47121
- Montgomery 47125
- Putnam 47141
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Sequatchie 47153
- Sevier 47155
- Stewart 47161
- Van Buren 47175
- Wayne 47181
Vermont view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 55 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bedford 51019
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesterfield 51041
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Hampton (city) 51650
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Isle of Wight 51093
- King George 51099
- Lancaster 51103
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- New Kent 51127
- Northampton 51131
- Nottoway 51135
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince William 51153
- Richmond 51159
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Wythe 51197
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/DEMA2 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/7738889 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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