Desmodium canescens
A species in the Fabaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Desmodium canescens. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
18 synonyms in this snapshot
- Desmodium aikinianumName author: L.C.Beck
- Desmodium canadense var. hirsutumName author: Hook.
- Desmodium canescens f. albinumName author: Fernald
- Desmodium canescens f. canescensName author: Not supplied
- Desmodium canescens var. hirsutumName author: (Hook.) B.L.Rob.
- Desmodium canescens var. paleaceumName author: (Poir.) DC.
- Desmodium canescens var. villosissimumName author: Torr. & A.Gray
- Desmodium canescens var. virgatumName author: Desv.
- Hedysarum aikiniName author: Eaton
- Hedysarum canescensName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Hedysarum hirsutumName author: J.F.Gmel.
- Hedysarum paleaceumName author: Poir.
- Hedysarum racemiferumName author: J.F.Gmel.
- Hedysarum scaberrimumName author: Elliott
- Hedysarum viridiflorumName author: Willd.
- Meibomia canescensName author: (L.) Kuntze
- Meibomia canescens var. hirsutaName author: (Hook.) Vail
- Pleurolobus canescensName author: (L.) MacMill.
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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