Pointed-leaf Tick-trefoil - Desmodium glutinosum

Above: Pointed-leaf Tick-trefoil in Nakoma Park in Madison, Wisconsin. (7/7/19).

Pointed-leaf Tick-trefoil - Desmodium glutinosum

Pointed-leaf Tick-trefoil Trefoil is a common woodland species that has loosely arranged racemes of tiny pink flowers. It likes shade; dry; woods; in rich soil.

Pink flowers are pea-shaped and about 1/4 inch long and loosely arranged on the stem in pairs.

Other names: Cluster-leaf tick-trefoil.

For more information on the Pointed-leaf Tick-trefoil, visit Wikipedia.

Or, visit the UW-Madison Wisconsin State Herbarium website page about Pointed-leaf Tick-trefoil.

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