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Desmodium canescens
hoary tickclover, hoary ticktrefoil
Missouri National Recreational River
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

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

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NE: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 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
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	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	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:	4/10/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 2:00:59 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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