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Graham's ticktrefoil
Scientific Name: Desmodium grahamii
Family: Fabaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Graham's Ticktrefoil (Desmodium grahamii)
Desmodium grahamii, commonly known as Graham's ticktrefoil, is a forb/herb belonging to the Fabaceae family.
Considerations for Pets
- The plant produces small bean pods that are sticky and break into segments. These segments may stick to animal fur.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Desmodium grahamii A. Gray
- Common Name: Graham's ticktrefoil, Graham Tick-Clover
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Family: Fabaceae (also known as the legume family)
- Synonym: Meibomia grahamii (A. Gray) Kuntze
Distribution and Habitat
- Graham's ticktrefoil can be found in:
- Mexico
- United States (Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, New Mexico)
- The Sonoran Desert (southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico)
Morphological Characteristics
- Plant Form: Forb (a non-woody plant that is not a grass).
- Leaves: Tri-foliate
Interactions with Other Organisms
- It interacts with Bruchidae, Acanthoscelides collusus and Acanthoscelides biustulus.
Additional Resources
- Discover Life offers information on the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Desmodium grahamii.
- Encyclopedia of Life provides further details about the plant.
- Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences.
- UA Herbarium , ASU Vascular Plant Herbarium.