ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Desmodium angustifolium

Name author: (Kunth) DC.

A species in the Fabaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Desmodium
Species: Desmodium angustifolium
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1825

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Desmodium angustifolium. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

21 synonyms in this snapshot

Desmodium angustifolium var. angustifoliumName author: Not supplied
Desmodium angustifolium var. gramineumName author: (A.Gray) B.G.Schub.
Desmodium angustifolium var. typicumName author: B.G.Schub.
Desmodium canum var. angustifoliumName author: (Kunth) Leon & Alain
Desmodium canum var. angustifoliumName author: (Kunth) León & Alain
Desmodium frutescens var. amblyophyllumName author: (Urb.) Schindl.
Desmodium frutescens var. angustifoliumName author: (Kunth) Schindl.
Desmodium gramineumName author: A.Gray
Desmodium incanum var. angustifoliumName author: (Kunth) Griseb.
Desmodium linearifoliumName author: DC.
Desmodium subspicatumName author: S.Watson
Desmodium supinum var. amblyophyllumName author: Urb.
Desmodium supinum var. angustifoliumName author: (Kunth) Urb.
Hedysarum angustifoliumName author: Kunth
Hedysarum mexicanumName author: Sessé & Moc.
Meibomia angustifoliaName author: (Kunth) Kuntze
Meibomia angustifoliaName author: (Torr. & A.Gray) Kearney
Meibomia gramineaName author: (A.Gray) Kuntze
Meibomia incana var. angustifoliaName author: (Kunth) O.F.Cook & G.N.Collins
Meibomia linearifoliaName author: (DC.) Kuntze
Meibomia subspicataName author: (S.Watson) Schindl.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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