Sessileleaf Ticktrefoil
Desmodium sessilifolium (Torr.) Torr. & A. Gray - Pea familySize
Plant Type: Forb/herb
Features
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Bloom Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas
- MEX: Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest
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.