Desmodium canadense -- (Showy Tick Trefoil)


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 Scientific Name:  Desmodium canadense
 Common Name:  Showy Tick Trefoil
 Other Common Names:  Canada Tick-Trefoil, Showy Ticktrefoil
 Duration of Life:  Perennial
 Bloom Color:  Purple
 Soil Moisture:  Wet, Mesic
 Sun Requirements:  Full
 Plant Origin:  Native
 Growing Zone:  4
 Competitivness:  Aggressive
 Best established via:  Seed, Plant
 Growth Habit:  Forb/herb
 Height, Mature (feet):  4
 Legume:  Yes
 Plant Spacing:  12 inches
 Flowering Months:  July, August
 Seeds Per Ounce:  4,700
 Found in Old fields:  Yes
 Found in Virgin fields:  No
 Where Found in S.E. MN:

 Category:  Dicot
 Division:  Magnoliophyta
 Class:  Magnoliopsida
 Order:  Fabales
 Family:  Fabaceae
 Genus:  Desmodium

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