Desmodium glabellum
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| Desmodium glabellum (Michaux) A.P. de Candolle
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Desmodium glabellum, Dillenius' ticktrefoil[1] or tall tick-trefoil, is a perennial herb and wildflower in the pea family native to eastern and central North America. It grows in fields, woodland borders, and disturbed areas. [1][2]
Description
D. glabellum grows to 5 feet tall with alternate palmately trifoliate leaves. Light pink to purplish flowers appear June through September. Seeds in sticky pods arranged in a row of 2-5 segments appear August-October. This species is very similar to Desmodium perplexum from which it was recently split.[2][3]
References
- ^ a b "Desmodium glabellum (Michx.) DC". USDA. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ a b Weakley, Alan S. (May 2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States (PDF). Chapel Hill, NC, USA: The University of North Carolina Herbarium. p. 552. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ John Hilty. "Perplexing Tick Trefoil". illinoiswildflowers.info. Retrieved 8 July 2015.