Index / Search / Desmodium nudiflorum
§1 Plant
Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC.
vernacular nakedflower 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
· 779 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 779 counties across 28 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 37 N ▾
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Bradley 05011
- Clay 05021
- Cleburne 05023
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crawford 05033
- Cross 05037
- Franklin 05047
- Garland 05051
- Greene 05055
- Hot Spring 05059
- Howard 05061
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Jefferson 05069
- Johnson 05071
- Lee 05077
- Logan 05083
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Montgomery 05097
- Newton 05101
- Phillips 05107
- Pike 05109
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Pulaski 05119
- Saline 05125
- Sharp 05135
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Washington 05143
- Yell 05149
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Bartow 13015
- Bulloch 13031
- Chattooga 13055
- Cobb 13067
- Columbia 13073
- Dawson 13085
- Elbert 13105
- Floyd 13115
- Forsyth 13117
- Fulton 13121
- Grady 13131
- Habersham 13137
- Hall 13139
- Hancock 13141
- Jackson 13157
- Jefferson 13163
- Jones 13169
- Meriwether 13199
- Morgan 13211
- Oconee 13219
- Screven 13251
- Seminole 13253
- Taliaferro 13265
- Upson 13293
- White 13311
Illinois view state ↗ 58 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Brown 17009
- Calhoun 17013
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Clark 17023
- Coles 17029
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- Douglas 17041
- Edgar 17045
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Henry 17073
- Jackson 17077
- Jefferson 17081
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kankakee 17091
- Knox 17095
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Marion 17121
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- Menard 17129
- Montgomery 17135
- Moultrie 17139
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Wayne 17191
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
Indiana view state ↗ 63 N ▾
- Adams 18001
- Allen 18003
- Brown 18013
- Carroll 18015
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- DeKalb 18033
- Elkhart 18039
- Fayette 18041
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Fulton 18049
- Greene 18055
- Harrison 18061
- Henry 18065
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Marshall 18099
- Martin 18101
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Orange 18117
- Owen 18119
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Pike 18125
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Pulaski 18131
- Putnam 18133
- Ripley 18137
- Scott 18143
- Spencer 18147
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Steuben 18151
- Sullivan 18153
- Switzerland 18155
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Vermillion 18165
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Warrick 18173
- Washington 18175
- Wayne 18177
- White 18181
- Whitley 18183
Iowa view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 57 N ▾
- Anderson 21005
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Breathitt 21025
- Bullitt 21029
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Carter 21043
- Casey 21045
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Garrard 21079
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Henry 21103
- Jefferson 21111
- Laurel 21125
- Lawrence 21127
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Madison 21151
- Marion 21155
- Marshall 21157
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Menifee 21165
- Monroe 21171
- Montgomery 21173
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Owen 21187
- Perry 21193
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Taylor 21217
- Todd 21219
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
Louisiana view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Allen 22003
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Caldwell 22021
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- De Soto 22031
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Grant 22043
- Jackson 22049
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Ouachita 22073
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Sabine 22085
- St. Helena 22091
- St. Mary 22101
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Union 22111
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Massachusetts view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Allegan 26005
- Barry 26015
- Bay 26017
- Berrien 26021
- Branch 26023
- Calhoun 26025
- Cass 26027
- Clinton 26037
- Eaton 26045
- Gratiot 26057
- Huron 26063
- Ingham 26065
- Ionia 26067
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Lapeer 26087
- Lenawee 26091
- Livingston 26093
- Manistee 26101
- Mecosta 26107
- Montcalm 26117
- Muskegon 26121
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Oceana 26127
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Attala 28007
- Benton 28009
- Chickasaw 28017
- Choctaw 28019
- DeSoto 28033
- Franklin 28037
- Hancock 28045
- Hinds 28049
- Holmes 28051
- Jefferson Davis 28065
- Jones 28067
- Lafayette 28071
- Leake 28079
- Lee 28081
- Marshall 28093
- Montgomery 28097
- Perry 28111
- Pontotoc 28115
- Smith 28129
- Tippah 28139
- Tishomingo 28141
- Union 28145
- Warren 28149
- Washington 28151
- Wayne 28153
- Webster 28155
- Wilkinson 28157
- Winston 28159
- Yalobusha 28161
- Yazoo 28163
New Hampshire view state ↗ 8 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 18 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Broome 36007
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Chemung 36015
- Columbia 36021
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Fulton 36035
- Greene 36039
- Jefferson 36045
- Livingston 36051
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Suffolk 36103
- Sullivan 36105
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Wyoming 36121
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 69 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Alexander 37003
- Alleghany 37005
- Anson 37007
- Ashe 37009
- Buncombe 37021
- Caldwell 37027
- Caswell 37033
- Catawba 37035
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Chowan 37041
- Clay 37043
- Craven 37049
- Dare 37055
- Davidson 37057
- Duplin 37061
- Durham 37063
- Edgecombe 37065
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Gaston 37071
- Graham 37075
- Granville 37077
- Greene 37079
- Guilford 37081
- Halifax 37083
- Harnett 37085
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Hertford 37091
- Hyde 37095
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Jones 37103
- Lee 37105
- Lincoln 37109
- Macon 37113
- Madison 37115
- Martin 37117
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Mitchell 37121
- Montgomery 37123
- Moore 37125
- Nash 37127
- Northampton 37131
- Onslow 37133
- Orange 37135
- Polk 37149
- Randolph 37151
- Richmond 37153
- Rowan 37159
- Scotland 37165
- Stanly 37167
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Swain 37173
- Transylvania 37175
- Union 37179
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Washington 37187
- Watauga 37189
- Wayne 37191
- Wilkes 37193
- Wilson 37195
- Yadkin 37197
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 60 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Juniata 42067
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Susquehanna 42115
- Tioga 42117
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 3 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Abbeville 45001
- Aiken 45003
- Allendale 45005
- Barnwell 45011
- Berkeley 45015
- Calhoun 45017
- Charleston 45019
- Cherokee 45021
- Chester 45023
- Clarendon 45027
- Colleton 45029
- Darlington 45031
- Dorchester 45035
- Edgefield 45037
- Fairfield 45039
- Greenwood 45047
- Lancaster 45057
- Lee 45061
- Lexington 45063
- McCormick 45065
- Oconee 45073
- Orangeburg 45075
- Pickens 45077
- Richland 45079
- Saluda 45081
- Sumter 45085
- York 45091
Tennessee view state ↗ 59 N ▾
- Benton 47005
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Campbell 47013
- Cannon 47015
- Carroll 47017
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Claiborne 47025
- Clay 47027
- Cocke 47029
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Dyer 47045
- Fayette 47047
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Greene 47059
- Grundy 47061
- Hardeman 47069
- Hardin 47071
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Henry 47079
- Hickman 47081
- Knox 47093
- Lake 47095
- Lauderdale 47097
- Lewis 47101
- Loudon 47105
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Marshall 47117
- Maury 47119
- McNairy 47109
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Obion 47131
- Overton 47133
- Perry 47135
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Scott 47151
- Sequatchie 47153
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- Unicoi 47171
- Union 47173
- Van Buren 47175
- Wayne 47181
- Weakley 47183
- White 47185
- Williamson 47187
Vermont view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 86 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Botetourt 51023
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Carroll 51035
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Highland 51091
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lancaster 51103
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Richmond 51159
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
West Virginia view state ↗ 34 N ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Braxton 54007
- Cabell 54011
- Calhoun 54013
- Fayette 54019
- Greenbrier 54025
- Hampshire 54027
- Hancock 54029
- Hardy 54031
- Harrison 54033
- Jefferson 54037
- Lewis 54041
- Marshall 54051
- Mason 54053
- McDowell 54047
- Mineral 54057
- Mingo 54059
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Nicholas 54067
- Pleasants 54073
- Pocahontas 54075
- Preston 54077
- Putnam 54079
- Raleigh 54081
- Randolph 54083
- Summers 54089
- Tucker 54093
- Tyler 54095
- Upshur 54097
- Wayne 54099
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wood 54107
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/DENU4 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3913199 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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