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pointedleaf ticktrefoil
Scientific Name: Desmodium glutinosum
Family: Fabaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Pointedleaf Ticktrefoil (Desmodium glutinosum)
Desmodium glutinosum, commonly known as pointedleaf ticktrefoil, is a native perennial forb belonging to the Fabaceae (Pea) family.
Considerations for Pets
- The plant's common name, "ticktrefoil," suggests the possibility of seed dispersal via attachment to fur or clothing, which might be a consideration for pet owners.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Desmodium glutinosum (Muhl. ex Willd.) Alph. Wood
- Family: Fabaceae (Pea Family)
- Synonyms:
- Hylodesmum glutinosum (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) Ohashi & R.R. Mill
- Hedysarum glutinosum
- Meibomia acuminata
Common Names
- Pointedleaf ticktrefoil
- Pointed-leaved Tick Trefoil
- Cluster-leaf Tick Trefoil
- Trefoil tickclover
- Largeflower tickclover
Distribution and Habitat
Pointedleaf ticktrefoil is found in:
- Canada: Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan
- Mexico
- United States: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Michigan (Grand River County Park, Ottawa County), Virginia.
Morphological Characteristics
- Erect perennial forb
- Tall green, mostly smooth stem, 1 to 4 feet high, unbranched below
- Spike-like clusters of irregular pink flowers
- Flowers are approximately an inch long with a broad round upper lobe
- Leaves are bunched together at the base of the flower stalk, almost in a whorl