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Large-bracted Tick-Trefoil (Desmodium cuspidatum) |
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Desmodium ciliare At first glance Large-bracted Tick-Trefoil could be mistaken for either Naked-flowered Tick-Trefoil or Pointed-leaved Tick-Trefoil. However both of these species have the leaves in a whorl about the stem. In contrast the leaves of Big-bracted Tick-Trefoil occur singly and alternately about the stem.
Desmodium glutinosum At first glance Large-bracted Tick-Trefoil could be mistaken for either Naked-flowered Tick-Trefoil or Pointed-leaved Tick-Trefoil. However both of these species have the leaves in a whorl about the stem. In contrast the leaves of Big-bracted Tick-Trefoil occur singly and alternately about the stem. Large-bracted Tick-Trefoil (Desmodium cuspidatum) Identification: An erect plant. Flowers lavender, pealike, lower petals elongate and projecting outward. The upper "petal" with two dark, basal spots. Flowers arranged sparsely on an elongate flowering stem. Seedpods jointed with 1 to 7 segments. Leaves arranged alternately on the entire stem. Each leaf with 3 leaflets, leaflets ovate-elongate, pointed at the apex. Plant 2 to 4 feet in height. Distribution: Throughout eastern North America. Habitat: Large-bracted Tick-Trefoil is a woodland species. Flowering period: July to August. |
Large-bracted Tick-Trefoil (Desmodium cuspidatum)
Similar Species: Naked-flowered Tick-Trefoil (Desmodium nudiflorum) Pointed-leaved Tick-Trefoil (Desmodium glutinosum)
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