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Desmodium glabellum
dillenius' tick-trefoil
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Desmodium glabellum (Michx.) DC.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		dillenius' tick-trefoil
Park Synonyms:		Desmodium dillenii

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


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: S5?
Evidence:		4 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Assateague Island National Seashore
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


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 11:46:42 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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