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Desmodium canadense

 

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Fabaceae

 

 

 

 

 
Fruits.

  Fruit Type:  Loment

  Fruiting Period:  Oct

  Flowering Period:  Jul - Aug

      

 

 
Seeds.

  Color:  Tan to brown

  Size: 

  Shape:  Kidney

  Surface Features:  Smooth; semi-glossy

  Scarification:  Required

  Stratification:  10 days

 

 

Seedlings.

  Cotyledons:  Round with entire margins

  Leaf arrangement:  Alternate

  Leaves (early):  Simple, round with notched tip, petiole, entire margins, midvein

  Leaves (mid):  Simple, round with pointed tip, larger than early, petiole, entire margins, midvein

  Leaves (later):  Compound, trifoliate, petiole, entire margins, hairs, pinnate venation

  Other:  Reddish stem, hair-like stipules