| Desmodium fernaldii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Desmodium |
| Species: | D. fernaldii |
| Binomial name | |
| Desmodium fernaldii B.G.Schub. [2] | |
Desmodium fernaldii is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. [3] It is native to the southeastern United States.
Desmodium fernaldii is a herbaceous perennial plant. It possesses alternate pinnately shaped leaves and purple flowers. [4]
Desmodium fernaldii was first described by the American botanist Bernice Schubert in 1950. [5] The specific name fernaldii honors American botanist Merritt Lyndon Fernald "whose intensive work on the flora of [Virginia] has clarified many floristic problems of long standing".
Desmodium fernaldii is a member of the Desmodium paniculatum complex, a group of closely related taxa that also includes Desmodium paniculatum sensu stricto , Desmodium glabellum , and Desmodium perplexum . [6] Alternatively, some botanists lump the taxa into a single polymorphic species, Desmodium paniculatum sensu lato , [7] [8] in which case Desmodium fernaldii becomes a variety of Desmodium paniculatum.
Desmodium fernaldii is native to the southeastern United States. [9] It is most commonly found in sandhills and dry flatwood habitat types. [4] D. fernaldii has shown preference for partial shade to shade, and dry soils. [10]
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