Desmodium prostratum
| Desmodium prostratum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Desmodium |
| Species: | D. prostratum
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| Binomial name | |
| Desmodium prostratum | |
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Desmodium prostratum is a species of perennial herbaceous plant in the legume family commonly known as the Cape tick-trefoil. It is a very rare species endemic to the Sierra de la Laguna mountain range in Baja California Sur, Mexico,[2] where it grows in stream banks, canyons, and mountains.[3] It has prostrate stems of orbicular leaves divided into 3 leaflets, growing from a perennial root. The flowers are purple and bloom from September to November. Desmodium prostratum was first discovered and described by Townshend Stith Brandegee in 1891.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Desmodium prostratum Brandegee". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ Rebman, Jon P.; Gibson, Judy; Rich, Karen (15 November 2016). "Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Baja California, Mexico" (PDF). Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History. 45. San Diego Natural History Museum: 157 – via San Diego Plant Atlas.
- ^ a b Wiggins, Ira L. (1980). Flora of Baja California. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press. p. 673-674. ISBN 0-8047-1016-3. OCLC 6284257.
- ^ Brandegee, Townshend Stith (1891). "Flora of the Cape Region of Baja California". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 2. 3: 128–129 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.