Taxon:  Desmanthus illinoensis (Michx.) MacMill. ex B. L. Rob. & Fernald



Summary
Genus:
Desmanthus
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Mimoseae
Nomen number:
13603
Place of publication:
A. Gray, Manual ed. 7:503.  1908
Verified:
01/18/2001 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
79 (60  active, 51  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Mimosa illinoensis Michx.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Acacia brachyloba Muhl. ex Willd.
Desmanthus brachylobus Benth.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Acuan illinoense (Michx.) Kuntze
Darlingtonia glandulosa (Michx.) DC.
Mimosa glandulosa Michx.

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Seed

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
  2. Englert, J. M. et al. 1999-. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
  3. Fischbach, J. A. et al. 2005. Illinois bundleflower forage potential in the upper midwestern USA: II. Forage quality. Agron. J. 97:895-903. DOI: 10.2134/agronj2004.0139.
  4. Graham, E. H. 1941. Legumes for erosion control and wildlife. USDA Misc. Publ. 412.
  5. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 2:595.
  6. Isely, D. 1973. Leguminosae of the United States: I. Subfamily Mimosoideae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25(1):85.
  7. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  8. Luckow, M. 1993. Monograph of Desmanthus (Leguminosae-Mimosoideae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 38:83.
  9. Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
  10. Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
  11. 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishIllinois bundle-flower  1Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 2:595.
Englishprairie-mimosa  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Englishprickleweed  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIllinois  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIowa  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesKansas  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMinnesotas. 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMissouri  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNebraska  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNorth Dakotac. & s.e. 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesOklahoma  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesSouth Dakota  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesIndianas. 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesOhios. 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesColoradoe. 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNew Mexico Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabama  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesArkansas  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFloridahttp://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=707 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgia  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesKentucky  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisiana  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMississippi  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesSouth Carolina  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesTennessee Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesNevada Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvanias.e. (natzd.?) 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesUtahs.w. (natzd.?)Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Indiana (s.), Ohio (s.)]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota (s.), Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota (c. & s.e.), Oklahoma, South Dakota]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado (e.)]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Florida (http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=707), Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Nevada]
Naturalized
Northern America
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Pennsylvania (s.e. (natzd.?))]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Utah (s.w. (natzd.?))]

Reference(s)
  1. Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
  2. Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
  3. Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforagepotentialFischbach, J. A. et al. 2005. Illinois bundleflower forage potential in the upper midwestern USA: II. Forage quality. Agron. J. 97:895-903. DOI: 10.2134/agronj2004.0139.
Environmentalerosion controlpotentialGraham, E. H. 1941. Legumes for erosion control and wildlife. USDA Misc. Publ. 412.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=13603. Accessed 15 April 2026.