Desmodium ciliare
| Desmodium ciliare | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Desmodium |
| Species: | D. ciliare
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| Binomial name | |
| Desmodium ciliare | |
Desmodium ciliare, the hairy small-leaf ticktrefoil, is a perennial forb native to North America. It grows 0.2-1.0 meters tall, has alternate, trifoliolate compound leaves, and pink or purple flowers.[1]
Distribution and habitat
Desmodium ciliare is distributed from Massachusetts west to Indiana, Missouri, and southeast Kansas, and south to southern Florida and Texas. It grows in fields, woodland borders, and disturbed areas.[2] It tends to be found in mesic areas,[3] and prefers-medium to fine-textured soil that is slightly acidic to soil in pH.[4]
Ecology
Desmodium ciliare benefits from fire disturbance,[4] and has been shown to increase in frequency in response to fire.[5] Its flower production also increases with burning regiments,[6] although surface fires can decrease germination.[7] Soil disturbance, such as from clearcutting and chopping or military training, reduces its presence in pine communities.[8]
References
- ^ "Plants of Louisiana". warcapps.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
- ^ "Desmodium ciliare - FSUS". fsus.ncbg.unc.edu. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
- ^ Carr, Susan C.; Robertson, Kevin M.; Peet, Robert K. (2010). "A Vegetation Classification of Fire-Dependent Pinelands of Florida". Castanea. 75 (2): 153–189. doi:10.2179/09-016.1. ISSN 0008-7475.
- ^ a b Kirk, S. and Belt, S. 2010. Plant fact sheet for Hairy Small-Leaf Ticktrefoil (Desmodium ciliare), USDANatural Resources Conservation Service, Norman A. Bern National Plant Materials Center, Beltsville, 20705.
- ^ Sparks, Jeffrey C.; Masters, Ronald E.; Engle, David M.; Palmer, Michael W.; Bukenhofer, George A. (1998). "Effects of late growing-season and late dormant-season prescribed fire on herbaceous vegetation in restored pine-grassland communities". Journal of Vegetation Science. 9 (1): 133–142. Bibcode:1998JVegS...9..133S. doi:10.2307/3237231. ISSN 1100-9233. JSTOR 3237231.
- ^ Hiers, J. Kevin; Wyatt, Robert; Mitchell, Robert J. (2000). "The effects of fire regime on legume reproduction in longleaf pine savannas: is a season selective?". Oecologia. 125 (4): 521–530. Bibcode:2000Oecol.125..521H. doi:10.1007/s004420000469. ISSN 0029-8549. PMID 28547222.
- ^ Wiggers, M. Scott; Kirkman, L. Katherine; Boyd, Robert S.; Hiers, J. Kevin (2013). "Fine-scale variation in surface fire environment and legume germination in the longleaf pine ecosystem". Forest Ecology and Management. 310: 54–63. Bibcode:2013ForEM.310...54W. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2013.07.030. ISSN 0378-1127.
- ^ Horn, Scott; Hanula, James L. (2004-07-01). "A Survey of Cavity-Nesting Bees and Wasps in Loblolly Pine Stands of the Savannah River Site, Aiken County, South Carolina". Journal of Entomological Science. 39 (3): 464–469. doi:10.18474/0749-8004-39.3.464. ISSN 0749-8004.