Taxon:  Desmanthus cooleyi (Eaton) Branner & Coville



Summary
Genus:
Desmanthus
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Mimoseae
Nomen number:
405959
Place of publication:
Rep. (Annual) Arkansas Geol. Surv. 1888(4):178.  1891
Comment:
authorship verified from original literature (fide K. Gandhi, pers. comm. via e-mail on 2 Apr 2013)
Verified:
01/18/2001 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
6 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Acacia cooleyi Eaton

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Seed

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Luckow, M. 1993. Monograph of Desmanthus (Leguminosae-Mimosoideae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 38:66.
  2. Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesOklahomaw. 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoChihuahua  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoDurango  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesColorados.e. 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNew Mexico Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizona  
Native
Northern America
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Oklahoma (w.)]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado (s.e.)]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona]
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Durango]

Reference(s)
  1. Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=405959. Accessed 25 October 2026.