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cream ticktrefoil
Scientific Name: Desmodium ochroleucum
Family: Fabaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names: MD (cream-flowered tick-trefoil), TN (creamflower
Cream-flowered Tick-Trefoil (Desmodium ochroleucum)
Desmodium ochroleucum, commonly known as cream-flowered tick-trefoil, is a native plant with a variety of interesting features. It's also known as Cream Ticktrefoil, Tick Clover, and Creamflowered Tick-Trefoil.
Considerations for Pets
- The plant produces "hairy little seedpods" that readily stick to clothing and fur.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Desmodium ochroleucum M.A. Curtis ex Canby
- Family: Fabaceae (Legume family)
- Synonym: Meibomia ochroleuca
Distribution and Habitat
- The plant is native to the Coastal Plain region.
- It has been observed in locations such as Calvert County, Maryland.
- Specific occurrences have been noted in states like Alabama and Delaware.
- It's considered globally rare (G2).
- In some states, such as Maryland (MD), it is listed as endangered (S1 - Highly state rare).
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Classified as a forb/herb (a non-woody plant that is not a grass).
Associations
- The plant's seedpods are known to attach to clothing.
Related Resources
- USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
- Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions.
- USF Herbarium Specimen (for specimen details)
- Discover Life database
- Dave's Garden