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Desmodium marilandicum
Smooth Smallleaf Ticktrefoil
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Desmodium marilandicum (L.) DC.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Smooth Smallleaf Ticktrefoil
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
Elevation Range - Low to Mid
Life form - Perennial Herb
Park Rank - Park common
Taxa Group - Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory - Dicot
Evidence Sensitivity - Not Sensitive
Bloom Time - June
Bloom Time - July
Bloom Time - August
Bloom Time - September


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR,G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: S5; TN: SNR
Evidence:		6 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Blue Ridge Parkway	Buffalo National River
Cowpens National Battlefield	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Everglades National Park	First State National Historical Park
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Gettysburg 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
Moores Creek National Battlefield	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Valley Forge National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	10/28/2019

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 3:48:15 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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