Desmodium canadense
Desmodium canadense | |
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Secure (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Desmodium |
Species: | D. canadense
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Binomial name | |
Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.
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Synonyms | |
Hedysarum canadense |
Desmodium canadense is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is native to eastern North America. Its common names include showy tick-trefoil, Canadian tick-trefoil,[1] and Canada tickclover.[2]
The plant is a perennial herb and grows in woods, prairies, and disturbed habitat, such as roadsides. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant. It is a larval host plant for butterflies such as the eastern tailed-blue, silver-spotted skipper, and hoary edge. The plant attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.[3] Flowers are pea-shaped, pink to purple in color, and bloom between July to September.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Desmodium canadense". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ Desmodium canadense. Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ Desmodium canadense. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. University of Texas, Austin.
- ^ "Desmodium canadense (Showy Tick-trefoil): Minnesota Wildflowers". www.minnesotawildflowers.info. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
External links[]
- Showy Tick-trefoil, Desmodium canadense. Connecticut Botanical Society. 2005.
- Desmodium canadense. USDA PLANTS.
Categories:
- NatureServe secure species
- Desmodium
- Flora of Ontario
- Flora of Canada
- Flora of the United States
- Plants described in 1753
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Faboideae stubs