Cannon Valley Nursery - Information for Desmodium illinoense

Scientific Name:	Desmodium illinoense
Common Name:	Illinois Tick-Trefoil
Other Common Names:	Tick Clover, Illinois Ticktrefoil
Duration of Life:	Perennial
Bloom Color:	White, Pink, Blue
Soil Moisture:	Mesic, Dry
Sun Requirements:	Full
Plant Origin:	Native
Competitivness:	Aggressive
Best established via:	Seed, Plant
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Height, Mature (feet):	6
Legume:	Yes
Flowering Months:	July, August
Seeds Per Ounce:	3,500
Minnesota Status:	Rare
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