Perplexed Ticktrefoil

Desmodium perplexum B.G. Schub. - Pea family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 4.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Root Depth: 12 inches

Growth Form: Colonizing

Growth Rate: Rapid

Features

Flower Color: White

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Summer

Seasonal Growth: Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Low

Flood Tolerance: Medium

Fire Tolerance: High

Salt Tolerance: Low

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Perplexed Ticktrefoil: Achalarus lyciades, Epargyreus clarus, Thorybes pylades, Triclonella pergandeella

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin
CAN: Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (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.