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Taxon:  Desmanthus illinoensis (Michx.) MacMill. ex B. L. Rob. & Fernald



Summary
Genus:
Desmanthus
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Mimosoideae
Tribe:
Mimoseae
Nomen number:
13603
Place of publication:
A. Gray, Manual ed. 7:503. 1908
Verified:
01/18/2001 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
6 (6  active, 4  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Mimosa illinoensis Michx.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Acacia brachyloba Muhl. ex Willd.
Desmanthus brachylobus Benth.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Acuan illinoense (Michx.) Kuntze
Darlingtonia glandulosa DC.
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Reference(s)
  1. Allen, O. N. & E. K. Allen. The Leguminosae. A source book of characteristics, uses, and nodulation. 1981
  2. Cronquist, A. et al. Intermountain flora. 1972-
  3. Englert, J. M. et al. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators. 1999-
  4. Foster, S. & J. A. Duke. A field guide to medicinal plants: Eastern/Central North America, 2nd ed. 2000
  5. Graham, E. H. Legumes for erosion control and wildlife. USDA Misc. Publ. 412. 1941
  6. Hanelt, P., ed. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6. 2001 2:595.
  7. Isely, D. 1973. Leguminosae of the United States: I. Subfamily Mimosoideae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25(1):85.
  8. Kindscher, K. Medicinal wild plants of the prairie: an ethnobotanical guide. 1992
  9. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  10. Luckow, M. 1993. Monograph of Desmanthus (Leguminosae-Mimosoideae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 38:83.
  11. Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. A flora of New Mexico. 1980
  12. Moerman, D. Native American ethnobotany, ed. 5. 1998
  13. Webster's third new international dictionary. 1961
Common names
English
Illinois bundle-flower –
prairie-mimosa –
prickleweed –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIllinois 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIowa 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesKansas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMinnesota 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMissouri 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNebraska 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNorth Dakota 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesOklahoma 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesSouth Dakota 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesIndiana 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesOhio 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesColorado 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNew Mexico 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabama 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesArkansas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgia 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesKentucky 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisiana 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMississippi 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesSouth Carolina 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesTennessee 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesNevada 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvania 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesUtah 
Native
Northern America
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Indiana, Ohio]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Nevada]
Naturalized
Northern America
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Pennsylvania]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Utah]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalpotential for erosion control Graham, E. H. Legumes for erosion control and wildlife. USDA Misc. Publ. 412. 1941
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=13603. Accessed 18 July 2025.


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