Desmodium canadense

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bush trefoil

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Other common names

Canadian tick clover, Canadian tick trefoil, Canadian bush clover, beggar's lice, beggar's ticks

Synonyms

Hedysarum canadense

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Botanical Details

Family
Fabaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Genus
Desmodium can be herbaceous perennials or deciduous shrubs or subshrubs, with pinnate or palmate leaves and loose racemes of small, pea-like pink or white flowers in late summer and autumn
Name Status
Correct