Wild tantan
Desmanthus virgatus
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Desmanthus
Species: virgatus
Synonyms: Mimosa virgata, Acacia depauperata, Acacia leptosperma, Acuan depressum, Desmanthus depressus, Acuan virgatum var. albiflorum, Desmanthus virgatus var. depressus, Acuan texanum, Acuan tracyi, Desmanthus tenellus, Acuan virgatum var. flaviflorum, Mimosa depressa, Acacia angustisiliqua, Desmanthus pratorum, Acuan virgatum
Wild tantan
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Desmanthus virgatus — flower
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Desmanthus virgatus — flower
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Desmanthus virgatus — flower
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Desmanthus virgatus — flower
Botanical Description
Flower: Inconspicuous
Foliage: Texture: fine
Native Region: Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Chile Central, Chile North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
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