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June 2025

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Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.

This species name was first published in Prodr. 2: 328 (1825)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000170488.

Synonyms of Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Hedysarum canadensis L. wfo-0000186639
Meibomia canadensis Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 195 (1891) wfo-0000195042
Hedysarum canadense L. Sp. Pl. : 748 (1753) wfo-0000209829
Edusaron canadense (L.) Medik. Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. 2: 371 (1787) wfo-0000663250
Hedysarum scabrum Moench Methodus : 118 (1794) wfo-0000716913
Pleurolobus canadensis (L.) MacMill. Metasp. Minnesota Valley : 319 (1892) wfo-0001052857
Desmodium canadense var. minus Hook. Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 154 (1834) wfo-1200000624