Taxon: Desmodium viridiflorum (L.) DC.

Summary

Genus:

Desmodium

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Desmodieae

Subtribe:

Desmodiinae

Nomen number:

436090

Place of publication:

Prodr. 2:329. 1825

Verified:

10/17/2016 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Hedysarum viridiflorum L.

Images (1 total. Click on image for more.)

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Isely, D. 1998. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii)
Jones, R. L. 2005. Plant life of Kentucky: an illustrated guide to the vascular flora.
Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York. Note: mentions
Rhoads, A. F. & T. A. Block. 2000. The plants of Pennsylvannia. An illustrated manual
Schubert, B. G. 1950. Desmodium: preliminary studies—III. Rhodora 52:139-142.
Tennessee Flora Committee. 2015. Guide to the vascular plants of Tennessee University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville. Tennessee.
Yatskievych, G. 1999-. Steyermark's Flora of Missouri, revised edition

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	velvetleaf tick trefoil			1	Yatskievych, G. 1999-. Steyermark's Flora of Missouri, revised edition
English	velvety tick trefoil			1	Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri	s.e.	Yatskievych, G. 1999-. Steyermark's Flora of Missouri, revised edition
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey		Yatskievych, G. 1999-. Steyermark's Flora of Missouri, revised edition
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio		Yatskievych, G. 1999-. Steyermark's Flora of Missouri, revised edition
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania	s.e.	Rhoads, A. F. & T. A. Block. 2000. The plants of Pennsylvannia. An illustrated manual
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas	e.	Isely, D. 1998. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii)
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama		Isely, D. 1998. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii)
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas		Isely, D. 1998. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii)
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Delaware		Schubert, B. G. 1950. Desmodium: preliminary studies—III. Rhodora 52:139-142.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	District of Columbia		Schubert, B. G. 1950. Desmodium: preliminary studies—III. Rhodora 52:139-142.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida		Isely, D. 1998. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii)
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia		Isely, D. 1998. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii)
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky		Jones, R. L. 2005. Plant life of Kentucky: an illustrated guide to the vascular flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana		Isely, D. 1998. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii)
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland		Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi		Isely, D. 1998. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii)
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina		Isely, D. 1998. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii)
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina		Isely, D. 1998. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii)
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		Tennessee Flora Committee. 2015. Guide to the vascular plants of Tennessee University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville. Tennessee.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia		Isely, D. 1998. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii)

Native
Northern America

NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania (s.e.)]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Missouri (s.e.)]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas (e.)]

Reference(s)

Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland
Isely, D. 1998. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii)
Jones, R. L. 2005. Plant life of Kentucky: an illustrated guide to the vascular flora.
Rhoads, A. F. & T. A. Block. 2000. The plants of Pennsylvannia. An illustrated manual
Schubert, B. G. 1950. Desmodium: preliminary studies—III. Rhodora 52:139-142.
Tennessee Flora Committee. 2015. Guide to the vascular plants of Tennessee University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville. Tennessee.
Yatskievych, G. 1999-. Steyermark's Flora of Missouri, revised edition

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=436090. Accessed 12 May 2026.