Status: Native
Synonyms:
Meibomia batocaulis (Gray) Kuntze
Desmodium batocaulon is a perennial with trifoliate leaves. The leaflets are lanceolate to ovate but much longer than wide, unlike the similar Desmodium grahamii. The terminal leaflet is usually the largest. Also, the loments (pods with constrictions between the seeds) of Desmodium batocaulon are glabrous, while those of D. grahamii are pubescent. Desmodium batocaulon is found at middle elevation sometimes in the same area as D. grahamii.
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Desmodium batocaulon, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Hwy 15 2 miles north of Pinos Altos, October 12, 2010
Desmodium batocaulon, loment, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Hwy 15 2 miles north of Pinos Altos, October 12, 2010
Desmodium batocaulon, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Hwy 15 2 miles north of Pinos Altos, October 12, 2010
Desmodium batocaulon, leaf measured, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Hwy 15 2 miles north of Pinos Altos, October 12, 2010
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