Desmodium prostratum
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| Desmodium prostratum | |
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| 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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| 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]
