Family: Fabaceae
Dillenius' tick-trefoil, panicled tick-trefoil, perplexed tick-trefoil
[Desmodium dillenii Darl., more...]
Aaron_Carlson
from USDA Plants website
University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS-VP)
Etymology: Desmodium: Greek meaning "long branch or chain," probably from the shape and the way the seedpods attach
Plants: perennial forb
Flowers: 5-parted
Fruits: flat pod, divided into triangular segments, covered with hooked hairs
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: perennial forb
Flowers: 5-parted
Fruits: flat pod, divided into triangular segments, covered with hooked hairs
Conservation Status: Native
Dry to moist, usually open oak and oak-hickory woods, oak openings, wooded bluffs, quartzite glades, wooded talus slopes, rocky ridges, thickets, prairies. This is a heavily branched species, often falling over in age. Scattered throughout the southern quarter of the state with historical collections purportedly made in Brown Co. Other species are often misidentified as this one. Desmodium perplexum and D. cuspidatum sometimes grow together so it is important to examine multiple plants before pressing so as to avoid a mixed collection.
Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 8, Wetland Indicator = FACU Atlas of the Wisconsin Prairie and Savanna Flora: by T.S. Cochrane & H.H. Iltis: habitat, distribution infomation / flowering and fruiting times USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos Dan Tenaglia's The Missouri Flora: Fabulous photographs; detailed descriptions; color and leave arrangement key. Illinois Wildflowers: Wonderful photographs; detailed descriptions; color and leaf arrangement key
Aaron_Carlson
from USDA Plants website
