Illinois tick-trefoil (Desmodium illinoense)
Desmodium illinoense is a native perennial legume with trifoliate leaves and summer purple-pink pea flowers. Its segmented pods, with hooked hairs, cling for seed.
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Synonyms
Meibomia illinoensis Kuntze
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderFabales
- familyFabaceae
- genusDesmodium
- speciesDesmodium illinoense