Fabaceae
Illinois bundleflower
Desmanthus illinoensis
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Desmanthus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Illinois bundleflower
Synonyms
- Acacia brachyloba Willd.
- Acacia glandulosa Willd.
- Acuan glandulosa (Michx.) A.Heller
- Acuan illinoense (Michx.) Kuntze
- Darlingtonia brachyloba (Willd.) DC.
- Darlingtonia brachyloba var. glandulosa (Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray
- Darlingtonia brachyloba var. illinoensis (Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray
- Darlingtonia brachyloba var. intermedia (Torr.) Torr. & A.Gray
- Darlingtonia brevifolia Raf.
- Darlingtonia glandulosa (Michx.) DC.
- Darlingtonia illinoensis (Michx.) DC. ex Torr.
- Darlingtonia intermedia Torr.
- Desmanthus brachylobus Benth.
- Desmanthus brachylobus var. glandulosus (Michx.) Engelm. & A.Gray
- Desmanthus falcatus Scheele
- Desmanthus illinoensis var. glandulosus (Michx.) J.F.Macbr.
- Inga magdalenae Spreng. ex DC.
- Mimosa brachyloba Muhl. ex Steud.
- Mimosa contortuplicata Zuccagni
- Mimosa glandulosa Benth.
- Mimosa glandulosa Michx.
- Mimosa illinoensis Michx.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Dehaan, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Joozwa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joozwa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joozwa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joozwa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joozwa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.