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Showy Tick Trefoil
Desmodium canadense

Other common names: Canadian Tick Trefoil

Other scientific names: Hedysarum canadense, Meibomia canadensis

French names: Desmodie du Canada

Family: Legume Family (Fabaceae)

Group: Tick Trefoils

Flowers: Summer;  Red/Pink, Blue/Violet;  Irregular flowers

Leaves: Alternate, Compound, Entire

Height: 60-180 cm (23-70 in)

Habitat: Fields and Open Areas

Grows in Sun/Shade: Sun

Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 62   

Native/Non-native: Native

Origin and Meaning of Names:
 Scientific Name: canadense: of Canada, Canadian


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Showy Tick Trefoil (Desmodium canadense)
Photograph by Graham Buck