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Floristic Inventory of the Florida Keys Database Online

Desmodium scorpiurus (Sw.) Desv.
Scorpion ticktrefoil

Family: Fabaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Map of South Florida Locations

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

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FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence: Present

FLORIDA KEYS Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

Map of Florida Keys Locations

Florida Keys History and Distribution: Not reported for the Florida Keys by John Kunkel Small in 1913. In the Florida Keys this is known only from Dry Tortugas National Park.

Other data on Desmodium scorpiurus available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants

Desmodium scorpiurus has been reported from the following conservation area in the FLORIDA KEYS :
Occurrence Native Status
Dry Tortugas National Park Present Not Native, Naturalized




Desmodium scorpiurus has been reported for the following habitat in THE FLORIDA KEYS :
Disturbed Upland