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Desmodium nudiflorum
Beggar lice, Beggar's ticks
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Beggar lice, Beggar's ticks
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Fabales, Family Fabaceae, Genus Desmodium, Species Desmodium nudiflorum


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		VA: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 0 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Bluestone National Scenic River
Booker T. Washington National Monument	Buffalo National River
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Hot Springs National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Monocacy National Battlefield
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Petersburg National Battlefield
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Weir Farm National Historical Park
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	7/13/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 3:59:41 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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