Desmodium rotundifolium DC. Desmodium michauxii (Vail) Daniels Meibomia michauxii Vail Meibomia rotundifolia (DC.) Kuntze Prostrate ticktrefoil, round-leaved trailing ticktrefoil, dollar leaf
Prostrate ticktrefoil is a North American native. Identification: Plants are prostrate, with green or reddish stems, clambering over the ground up to 3' (1 m). Leaves are alternate, in clusters of three, on stems up to ⅜" (1 cm). The main leaflet is up to 1¾" (5 cm), almost round. The two side leaflets are about two-thirds the size of the main one, and ovate. The rounded leaf triplets and trailing stems are distinctive. Pinkish-purple flowers, pea-like in shape, are about ⅜" (1 cm) in size. They are bilaterally symmetrical, appearing from July to September. Seedpods resemble small pea pods with small hooked hairs and 3-6 seeds. Online References:
Desmodium rotundifolium on Missouriplants.com Desmodium rotundifolium on nametheplant.net (Native & Naturalized Plants of the Carolinas and Georgia) Desmodium rotundifolium on nametheplant.net (Native & Naturalized Plants of the Carolinas and Georgia) Desmodium rotundifolium on the New England Wildflower Society’s GoBotany site 8/21/2013 · Estuary Trail, Shipley Swamp, Westford, Massachusetts Desmodium rotundifolium description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
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