| Classification | Fabaceae: Desmodium | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s) | 00053793 | 
| Type Status | Holotype | 
| Collector | H. E. Seaton | 
| Collector number | 325 | 
| Country | Mexico | 
| State | Veracruz | 
| Geography | North America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): Mexico: Veracruz | 
| Locality | Mount Orizaba, Esperanza, 8000 feet | 
| Date Collected | 1891-08-14 | 
| Elevation | 2438 m | 
| Habitat | [wooded hills] | 
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/43781ca1-ee4c-4d68-8770-985d845aa799 | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00053793 | 
| Herbarium | GH | 
| Family | Fabaceae | 
| Type Status | Holotype | 
| Holotype of | Desmodium subsessile Seaton | 
| Taxon Reference | (for  Desmodium subsessile Seaton) Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 1893. 28: 118. | 
| Family | Fabaceae | 
| Determination | Desmodium seatonii Greenman | 
| Determined by | B. G. Schubert | 
| Date Determined | 1940-07-** | 
| Determination Remarks | [current name] | 
| Annotation Text | Type: D. subsessile Seaton non Schlecht. | 
| Family | Fabaceae | 
| Determination | Desmodium seatonii Greenman | 
| Determination Remarks | annotation written on sheet | 
| Annotation Text | (D. subsessile Seaton, Proc. Amer. Acad. XXVIII 118 (1839) not Schlecht. in Linnaea XII 319 (1838)) | 
| Family | Fabaceae | 
| Determination | Desmodium subsessile Seaton | 
| Determination Remarks | [label name] | 
| Annotation Text | n. sp. | 
| Sex | not determined | 
| Phenology | Flower | 
| Preparation Type | Sheet | 
| Preparation Method | Pressed |