Desmodium cinereum (Kunth) DC. belongs to the Fabaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Desmodium
Specific Epithet
cinereum
Authorship
(Kunth) DC.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#291,167 of 335,497
Top 87%
Extinction probability
5%
Location
Georgia, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Aspindza
41.616389, 43.1105
Location Remarks
East of Akhaltsikhe, and ca. 4 km east of Rustavi village, on highway A306. 1035 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David Kikodze, Shalva Sikharulidze, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Hillside stepp-shrubland, impacted by animal grazing.