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Naked Tick-trefoil, Naked-flowered Tick Trefoil, Woodland Tick-trefoil
Hylodesmum nudiflorum
Look for it in moist to dry forests
Leaflets ovate to obovate, to 4" long, crowded at top of the sterile branch, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
Rose-purple, pea-like flowers in a loose raceme on a leafless scape, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
Stem forked at base: sterile branch to 12" tall and leafless scape to 40", per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
Legume (loment) straight across one edge and scalloped along the other, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
Heartleaf Tick-trefoil, Clusterleaf Tick-trefoil, Pointedleaf Tick-Trefoil
Hylodesmum glutinosum
Look for it in moist forests, esp nutrient-rich
Pedicels 3.5-5.5mm. Corolla 5-7mm, per Native and Naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (Isely, 1998).
inflorescence 3-8dm long, elongate, conspicuous, much exceeding the leaves, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
Fruits 7.5-9mm, generally concave above, assymmetrically rounded below, per Native and Naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (Isely, 1998).
Leaves subverticillate, clustered; leaflets conspicuously & strongly acuminate, per Weakley's Flora.
Fewflower Tick-trefoil
Hylodesmum pauciflorum
Look for it in moist forest
Calyx densely uncinulate-puberulent; petals white, 5-7mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Look for it in dry forests & woodlands
A prostrate plant with stems to 5' long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
Unique in that its leaflets are nearly round, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
Erect, sparsely flowered racemes arise from the trailing stem, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
Leaflets 1-4cm long & wide. Stipules persistent, ovate, & clasping the stem, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
Loment of (3-)4-6 segments, both margins about equally indented, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Hoary Tick-trefoil
Desmodium canescens
Look for it in fields, woodland borders, disturbed areas
Stems 6-15dm tall, densely spreading-pilose and uncinulate-puberulent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Stipules ovate to ovate-lanceolate, with a wide partially clasping base, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Petiole much longer than stalk of terminal leaflet, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
Corolla 9-13 mm long [in other words, relatively large for a Desmodium!], per Leguminosae (Fabaceae), vol 3, part 2, Vascular flora of the southeastern United States (Isely, 1990).
Matted Tick-trefoil, Sand Tick-trefoil
Desmodium lineatum
Look for it in sandhills and other dry forests and woodlands
Unusual in the genus in that it "crawls" though not technically a vine, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Stems to 2' long, prostrate/trailing, with leaves quite small for the genus, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Distinguished by prostrate habit & small lvs w mostly suborbicular leaflets, per Leguminosae (Fabaceae), vol 3, part 2, Vascular flora of the southeastern United States (Isely, 1990).
Pedicels 6-16mm long; petals 4-6mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Loment segments convex above, symmetrically rounded below, per Leguminosae (Fabaceae), vol 3, part 2, Vascular flora of the southeastern United States (Isely, 1990).
Stems trailing vinelike along the ground, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
Florida Tick-trefoil, dixie tick-trefoil
Desmodium tortuosum
Look for it in fields, woodland borders, disturbed areas
Loment of 2-7 segments, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. Each 3-3.5mm long, per Weakley's Flora.
Loment segments nearly symmetrical (diamond, rounded-diamond, or ~ elliptical), per Weakley's Flora.
Stipules and stipels persistent. Leaflets often more than 2x long as wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Slimleaf Tick-trefoil, Savanna Slender Tick-trefoil
Desmodium tenuifolium
Look for it in bogs, pine savannas, wet pine flatwoods
Inflorescence usually paniculate, pedicels 4-10mm long, petals 4-5mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Pinebarren Tick-trefoil, Pineland Tick-trefoil, Upland Slender Tick-trefoil
Desmodium strictum
Look for it in sandhills, other dry woodlands
Inflorescence usually paniculate. Pedicels (4)6-11mm long; petals 3-5mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Terminal leaflets linear to narrowly oblong, often 6-10x long as wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Hairy Small-leaf Tick-trefoil, Littleleaf Tick-trefoil
Desmodium ciliare
Look for it in fields, woodland borders, disturbed areas
Petals pink to purplish, 3-5mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Small blunt leaflets with petioles under 3/8", more or less soft-hairy, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
Loment of 1-2(-3) subovate segments, each 3.5-6mm long and 2.8-4mm broad, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Smooth Small-leaf Tick-trefoil, Maryland Tick-trefoil
Desmodium marilandicum
Look for it in fields, woodland borders, disturbed areas
A smooth plant with long petioles, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
Corolla about 5mm long, per Leguminosae (Fabaceae), vol 3, part 2, Vascular flora of the southeastern United States (Isely, 1990).
Loment - upper slightly convex to almost straight, broadly rounded below, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Stiff Tick-trefoil
Desmodium obtusum
Look for it in dry pine woodlands, fields, woodland borders, disturbed areas
Loments similar to D. ciliare & D. marilandicum, with 2-3 rounded segments, per Leguminosae (Fabaceae), vol 3, part 2, Vascular flora of the southeastern United States (Isely, 1990).
Petioles of median leaves usually shorter than width of lateral leaflets, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
The terminal leaflet is usually elongate, per Native and Naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (Isely, 1998).
Inflorescence usually paniculate. Pedicels 4-17mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Stems and petioles densely uncinate-pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Leaflets sparsely to densely short-pubescent and reticulate below, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Panicled Tick-trefoil
Desmodium paniculatum var. paniculatum
Look for it in fields, woodland borders, disturbed areas
The southern mtns' only Desmodium with narrow leaflets, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
Leaflets usually 3-8x longer than wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Many rose to purple flowers in panicles at the top of 2-4' tall plant, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
Loment segments angled on lower margin (thus triangular to sub-rhombic), per Weakley's Flora.
Leaflets (2.5)3-8(10)x long as wide; leaflet pubescence usually sparse, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
The inflorescence is a large, widely branched panicle, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
Smooth Tick-trefoil
Desmodium laevigatum
Look for it in dry oak and pine forests, fields, woodland borders, disturbed areas
Stems and leaves glabrous, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
Leaflets distinctly pale on the lower surface, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
Petals 8-10mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Loment's upper sutures straight or slightly convex, lower abruptly angled, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Velvety Tick-trefoil, Velvety Tick-clover
Desmodium viridiflorum
Look for it in fields, woodland borders, disturbed areas
Stems sparsely to densely-puberulent as well as uncinate-pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Leaves densely villous on the lower surface, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
Terminal leaflet rhombic or deltoid, 3.5-11cm long; stipels persistent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Petals 5-9mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Loment straight, with (3)4-5(6) segments, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
Nuttall's Tick-trefoil
Desmodium nuttallii
Look for it in fields, woodland borders, disturbed areas
Leaves glabrate to moderately appressed-pilose above, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Loment more or less arching with 2-4 segments, rounded both above and below, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Bracts (subtending clusters of 2-3 flowers) usually villous, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
Leaflets cinereous, or villous, on the lower surface, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
This and D. viridiflorum are the velvety-pubescent eastern species, per Native and Naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (Isely, 1998).
Tall Tick-trefoil, Dillen's Tick-trefoil
Desmodium glabellum
Look for it in fields, woodland borders, disturbed areas
Leaves commonly reticulate and vein-uncinulate above, per Native and Naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (Isely, 1998).
Leaflets broadly ovate or rhombic to narrowly ovate or ovate-lanceolate, per Native and Naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (Isely, 1998).
Inflorescence usually paniculate; pedicels (2)4-8(12)mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Upper suture usually slightly outwardly bowed... lower strongly angled..., per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Petals 6-9mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Perplexing Tick-trefoil, Dillen's Tick-trefoil
Desmodium perplexum
Look for it in fields, woodland borders, hammocks, disturbed areas
This & D. glabellum are most typical yet most difficult to separate in NC, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Leaflets broadly to narrowly ovate, 3-9cm, 1.5-3(3.5) as long as wide, per Leguminosae (Fabaceae), vol 3, part 2, Vascular flora of the southeastern United States (Isely, 1990).
Leaf surfaces usually moderately short-pubescent to pilose or upper glabrate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Stems usually pilose (vs D. glabellum's stem pubescence typically uncinate), per Leguminosae (Fabaceae), vol 3, part 2, Vascular flora of the southeastern United States (Isely, 1990).
Corolla 6-8(9)mm long, per Leguminosae (Fabaceae), vol 3, part 2, Vascular flora of the southeastern United States (Isely, 1990).
Loment densely uncinulate-puberulent, stipe 3-5mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Loment of usually 2-4 broadly rhombic to triangular segments, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.