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Desmodium canescens
hoary tick-treefoil
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Desmodium canescens (L.) DC.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		hoary tick-treefoil
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		KY: S5; TN: SNR; VA: S4
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Antietam National Battlefield
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Arkansas Post National Memorial	Assateague Island National Seashore
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Blue Ridge Parkway
Buffalo National River	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Colonial National Historical Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Missouri National Recreational River	Monocacy National Battlefield
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Shenandoah National Park
Stones River National Battlefield	Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Valley Forge National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	9/25/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 11:45:57 AM

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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