Lucas Land
Panicled Tick-trefoil
Desmodium paniculatum
From Nearctica
Identification: Flowers pink to lavender, with lower petals elongate and projecting. Flowers sparse, arranged in a much branched panicle instead of a single flower stalk. Seedpods segmented with 3 to 6 segments per pod. Branches of panicle horizontal from the main flower stem. Leaves with 3 leaflets, each leaflet narrow and elongate, pointed at the apex. Plant 2 to 4 feet in height.
Distribution: Throughout eastern North America.
Habitat: Panicled Tick-Trefoil is found in woodland clearings and along the margins of forests.
Flowering period: July to August.