(Hylodesmum glutinosum)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
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IUCN Red List | LC - Least Concern |
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NatureServe | N5? - Secure SNR - Unranked |
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Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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The leaf is divided into three broadly oval leaflets that taper to a distinct long point. The leaves are clustered at one point beneath the inflorescence, making them appear whorled. The inflorescence is at the tip of a long stalk at the end of the stem. The fruit/seed pod is usually divided into 2 or 3 rounded, triangular segments, sometimes 1, sometimes 4. |
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Height |
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24″ to 60″, usually 36″ or less |
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Flower Color |
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Pink to pale purple, or white |
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Similar Species |
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Bare-stemmed tick trefoil (Desmodium nudiflorum) inflorescence is on a long, leafless stalk rising from the ground. | ||
Habitat |
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Moist to moderately dry. Woodland paths, railways, roadways. Rich soil. Partial sun to medium shade. |
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Biology |
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Flowering |
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July to August |
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3/22/2023 | ||||
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Taxonomy |
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Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
Subdivision | Spermatophytina (seed plants) | ||
Class | Magnoliopsida (flowering plants) | ||
Superorder | Rosanae | ||
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Fabales (legumes, milkworts, and allies) | ||
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Fabaceae (legumes) | ||
Subfamily | Faboideae | ||
Tribe | Desmodieae | ||
Subtribe | Desmodiinae | ||
Genus | Hylodesmum | ||
This species was formerly classified as Desmodium glutinosum. A recent redescription of section (or subgenus) Podocarpium of the genus Desmodium (Ohashi and Mill, 2000) proposed moving fourteen species in the Podocarpium section to a new genus Hylodesmum. Most of the species occur in China, but three occur in North America. The proposal was widely but not universally accepted. ITIS and USDA PLANTS continue to use the name Desmodium glutinosum. |
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Synonyms |
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Desmodium acuminatum Meibomia acuminata Meibomia grandiflora |
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Common Names |
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cluster-leaf tick-trefoil largeflower tickclover pointed-leaved tick-trefoil pointedleaf ticktrefoil trefoil tickclover |
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Kirk Nelson 7/4/2016 |
Location: Lebanon Hills Regional Park Fairly abundant. I learned that this plant produces seed pods that stick to your clothes |
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Avon Hills Forest SNA, North Unit Bertram Chain of Lakes Regional Park Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center Charles A. Lindbergh State Park Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park Hardscrabble Woods / MG Tusler Sanctuary John Peter Hoffman Spring Brook Valley WMA Lake Alexander Woods SNA, South Unit Mary Schmidt Crawford Woods SNA |
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