Habitat: Small-leaved Tick-Trefoil is found on sandy, dry soils.
Flowering period: July to August.
Similar Species: The combination of the small, cloverlike leaves and the Desmodium flowers and seedpods readily identify this species.
Lucas Land
Hairy Small-leaved Tick Trefoil
Desmodium ciliare
From Nearctica
Identification: Flowers pink to lavender, the lower petals forming an elongate projection. Flowers loosely spaced on a terminal flower stalk (raceme). Seedpods jointed with only 1 or 2 segments. Stem downy. Leaves divided into 3 leaflets, each leaflet small, elongate-ovate, very cloverlike. Leaves resemble those of the genus Lespedeza. Plant 1 to 3 feet in height.
Distribution: Prairie States eastward to Massachusetts, southward to Florida.
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