panicledleaf ticktrefoil

Family

Fabaceae

Scientific Name

Desmodium paniculatum

Other Common Names:

panicled tick trefoil

Synonyms (former Scientific Names):

Meiboia pubens

Meibomia paniculata

Desmodium paniculatum var. epetiolatum

Meibomia chapmanii

Habit

Fields and open woods

Leaves

Leaves have a trifoliate structure, with linear-lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate shape, and entire margins.

Growth Habit

upright and nonwoody

Thorns or Spines

not present

Approximate Flower Diameter

pencil

Dominant Flower Color

Varies:

yellow,

pink

Flower Symmetry

bilateral symmetry

Leaf Hairs

Varies:

has hairs,

no hairs

Leaf Shape

Varies:

lance,

oval

Leaf Arrangement

alternate

Leaf Margin

entire

Leaf Structure

trifoliate

Leaf Stalk

shorter than leaf

Stem Hairs

Varies:

has hairs,

no hairs

Stem Cross Section

round or oval

Milky Sap

not present

Root Structure

taproot

Life Cycle

perennial

Ochrea

not present

Plant Type

Herb