Desmodium canadense

Common Name: 
hoary tickclover
Scientific Name: 
Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.
Family Name: 
Fabaceae (Leguminosae) - Pea or Bean Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
native perennial, reproducing by seed
Stems
upright, branched above, hairy mostly above, hairs both straight and hooked
Growth Habit of Hoary Tickclover
Growth Habit of Hoary Tickclover
Growth Habit of Hoary Tickclover
Growth Habit of Hoary Tickclover
Leaves
alternate, palmately compound with three leaflets, leaflets oval-lanceolate to lanceolate, bases rounded, hairy above and below, terminal leaflet larger than lateral ones, petiole grooved, leaf stiples linear-lanceolate
Leaves of Hoary Tickclover
Leaves of Hoary Tickclover
Leaves of Hoary Tickclover
Flowers
pink to rose-purple, irregular, upper petal with two yellow spots surround by purple band; terminal racemes, dense become elongate when mature
Flowers of Hoary Tickclover
Flowers of Hoary Tickclover
Flowers of Hoary Tickclover
Flowers of Hoary Tickclover
Seed Pods
loment, jointed 3-5 times, very sticky
Seedpods of Hoary Tickclover
Seedpods of Hoary Tickclover
Seedpods of Hoary Tickclover