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Desmodium campylocaulon
Scientific Name: Desmodium campylocaulon
Family: Fabaceae
Category: Dicot
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Desmodium campylocaulon
Desmodium campylocaulon, also known as Creeping Tick-trefoil, is a plant species within the genus Desmodium.
Considerations for Pets
- The text mentions "hooked hairs" on the stems of this plant. These could potentially attach to animal fur.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Desmodium campylocaulon Benth. or Desmodium campylocaulon F. Muell. ex Benth.
- Common Name: Creeping Tick-trefoil
- Family: Leguminosae (Fabaceae), also known as the Bean family (rtvxter)
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Rank: Species
- Synonyms:
- Meibomia campylicaulis (Benth.) Kuntze
- Alysicarpus campylocaulis
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to Western Australia.
- Also found in cracking black soils in the Narrabri, Moree, and Walgett local government areas in New South Wales (NSW), Australia.
Morphological Characteristics
- Robust, erect or twining herb, reaching up to 1 meter in height.
- Stems are sparsely to densely hairy with spreading, hooked hairs.
Ecological Role
- Listed as endangered in the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 in some areas.
Genetic Information
- Identified as a self-pollinated apomict.
Classification and Naming
- Described by George Bentham in 1864.
- The name is considered validly published.
Associations
- Associated species include elymoides and Astrebla lappacea.
- Found in areas with Astrebla pectinata (barley Mitchell grass), Cenchrus ciliaris (buffel grass), Chrysopogon fallax (ribbon grass), and Cyperus bulbosus.
Further Information
- Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research.
- Discover Life.
- Australian Plant Name Index (APNI).
- PLANTS database.
- Wikimedia Commons.