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pine barren ticktrefoil
Scientific Name: Desmodium strictum
Family: Fabaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names: MD (stiff tick-trefoil)
Pine Barren Ticktrefoil
Learn about the Pine Barren Ticktrefoil (Desmodium strictum), a fascinating plant with a close connection to specific habitats and intriguing taxonomic relationships.
Considerations for Pets
- This plant is a forb/herb, a non-woody plant.
Scientific Name and Common Names
- Scientific Name: Desmodium strictum (Pursh) DC.
- Common Names: Pine Barren Ticktrefoil, Pinebarren Ticktrefoil, Pineland Tick-trefoil
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Family: Fabaceae (Pea Family)
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Synonyms:
- Meibomia stricta (Pursh) Kuntze
Distribution and Habitat
- Primarily found in pine barrens, pine plains, sand plains, or pinelands throughout the northeastern U.S. from New Jersey to Maine, as well as the Midwest and Canada.
- Specific locations mentioned include:
- New Jersey Pine Barrens
- Long Island Pine Barrens - Peconic River complex
- Cape Cod, Massachusetts
- Cumberland County, NJ
- Pocomoke State Forest, Worcester Co. MD
- Grows in open habitats, including oak openings and roadsides within pitch-pine forests.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- A forb/herb (a non-woody plant).
- Perennial duration.
Ecological Role
- Associated with pitch pine-scrub oak barrens and pine-oak forests.
Further Information
- USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
- uBio
- Discover Life
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Dave's Garden