Desmodium marilandicum
smooth small-leaf ticktrefoil, maryland ticktrefoil, maryland tickclover
Family
Fabaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Type
compound, pinnate, trifoliolate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
purple, red
Flower Month
June - October
Height (meters)
0.4 - 1.5
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Habitat
Dry upland woods and thickets, dry acid soils of rocky to sandy open woodlands, hillsides, ridges.