Nakedflower Ticktrefoil

Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. - Pea family

Size

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Pink

Bloom Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly)

Larval Species depending on Nakedflower Ticktrefoil: Achalarus lyciades, Epargyreus clarus, Thorybes pylades

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Québec
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.