Status: Native
Synonyms:
Desmodium bigelovii A. Gray
Desmodium neomexicanum A. Gray var. bigelovii (A. Gray) S. Watson
Desmodium spirale (Swartz) de Candolle var. bigelovii (A. Gray) B.L. Robinson & J.L. Greenman
Meibomia bigelovii(A. Gray) Kuntze
Meibomia neomexicana (A. Gray) Kuntze
Desmodium neomexicanum has small pink flowers and trifoliolate leaves with leaflets that are quite a bit broader
than those of D. rosei. The fruit is a loment, a pod whose cells separate from each other along lines perpendicular to
the axis of the pod. Desmodium neomexicanum is found at lower elevation in the Gila.
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Desmodium neomexicanum, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Knight Canyon, August 18, 2013
Desmodium neomexicanum, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Knight Canyon, August 18, 2013
Desmodium neomexicanum, inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Knight Canyon, August 18, 2013
Desmodium neomexicanum, 3x macro of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Knight Canyon, August 18, 2013
Desmodium neomexicanum, 3x macro of loment with stipitate glandular pedicel, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Knight Canyon, August 18, 2013
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