Pending editorial review. Names come from GBIF/POWO; growing details are a draft our editors are still verifying.

Desmodium canadense — (c) aarongunnar, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by aarongunnar via iNaturalist · CC-BY · source

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Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.

Showy tick-trefoil · Fabaceae

Desmodium canadense is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae.

FabaceaePerennialUS native

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About Showy tick-trefoil

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, and Canada tickclover.

Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Growing & care

Growing guide coming soon. Our editors haven't written verified care details for this plant yet. Native range and classification are shown below.

Native range	Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Toxicity	Pets: Not documented · People: Not documented

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