Pointed-leaf Tick Trefoil (RWMWD Plant Guide)

Pointed-leaf Tick Trefoil

Desmodium glutinosum

Summary ³

Hylodesmum glutinosum is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. Common names include large tick-trefoil, clustered-leaved tick-trefoil, large-flowered tick-clover, pointed tick-trefoil, beggar's lice and pointed-leaved tick-trefoil. It occurs in eastern Canada, the central and eastern United States, and northeastern Mexico.

Description ⁴

Family:
Fabaceae (Pea)

Height:
1 to 4 feet

Leaves:
Compound leaf with three oval leaflets (up to 5 inches long). The center leaflet is the largest of the three.

Flower:
Pink to white, pea-like flowers (0.25 inch long) grow in clusters at the top of stem and in leaf axils

Bloom time:
June-August

Nicknames:
Large-flower Tickclover

Habitat:
Woods, thickets

Wildlife Benefits:
Flowers are attractive to bees. Seeds and foliage are a food source for turkeys, deer, and rabbits.

Can I plant this in my garden?
Plant in part shade in moist to dry soils.

References:
https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/pointed-leaf-tick-trefoil
https://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/woodland/plants/pl_tktrefoil.html

Range ⁴

Sources and Credits

(c) Fritz Flohr Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/fritzflohrreynolds/9195202433/
Adapted by Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hylodesmum_glutinosum
(c) Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

iNat Map

Family	Fabaceae
Habit	Forb
Flower	pink, white
Origin	native
Life cycle	perennial
Bloom time	(6) June, (7) July, (8) August
*sites	Snail Lake

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