Desmodium canadense

Characteristics
Dicots
Fabaceae
Desmodium
Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.
Showy Tick Trefoil; Canadian Tick Trefoil; Beggars Lice; Canada Tickclover; Showy Tick Trefoil; Showy Ticktrefoil; Canada Tick Clover; Showy Ticktrefoil; Canadian Ticktrefoil
forb
4
**
Native AGCP (FAC), EMP (FAC) (NWPL) G5 (Global Rank)
Armaments
No
Base Flower Color
Pink; Purple
Carpel Number/Pistil
1
Duration
Perennial
Fruit Complexity
Simple
Fruit Dehiscence
No
Fruit Type
Schizocarp
Fruit Wet/Dry
Dry
General Ecology
Terrestrial
Growth Habit
forb
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Complexity
compound
Leaf Dissection
1
Leaf Duration
deciduous
Leaf Fragrance
No
Leaf Petiole Type
petiolate
Leaf Type
broadleaf
Leaf Venation
ternate
Leaflet Margins
entire
Leaflet Number
3
Moisture Requirements
Mesic; Hydric
Ovary Position
Superior
Overall Flower Symmetry
Zygomorphic
Ovules per Carpel
1; 2
Parent Rock
Calcareous; Chert; Limestone; Sandstone
Perianth Present
Yes
Petal Number
5
Pistil Complexity
Simple
Pistil Number
1
Placentation Type
Parietal
Sepal Number
5
Soil Composition
Mineral
Soil pH
Acidic; Alkaline; Circumneutral
Stamen Number
10
Unconsolidated Rock
Yes
Woody Herbaceous
Herbaceous
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Classification
Fabales
Desmodium
Desmodium canadense (L.) DC. - Showy Tick Trefoil; Canadian Tick Trefoil; Beggars Lice; Canada Tickclover; Showy Tick Trefoil; Showy Ticktrefoil; Canada Tick Clover; Showy Ticktrefoil; Canadian Ticktrefoil
Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills
    • Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain
  • Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
Synonyms
Specimens and Distribution

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