Desmodium canadense

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Desmodium
Species:
D. canadense
Binomial name
Desmodium canadense
Synonyms

Hedysarum canadense
Meibomia canadensis

Desmodium canadense is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is native to eastern North America. Its common names include showy tick-trefoil, Canadian tick-trefoil,[1] and Canada tickclover.[2]

The plant is a perennial herb and grows in woods, prairies, and disturbed habitat, such as roadsides. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant. It is a larval host plant for butterflies such as the eastern tailed-blue, silver-spotted skipper, and hoary edge. The plant attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.[3] Flowers are pea-shaped, pink to purple in color, and bloom between July and September.[4]

References

  1. "Desmodium canadense". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. Desmodium canadense. Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  3. Desmodium canadense. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. University of Texas, Austin.
  4. "Desmodium canadense (Showy Tick-trefoil): Minnesota Wildflowers". www.minnesotawildflowers.info. Retrieved 2021-12-02.


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