Fabaceae
Smooth small-leaf ticktrefoil
Desmodium marilandicum
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Desmodium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Smooth small-leaf ticktrefoil
Synonyms
- Hedysarum marilandicum L.
- Hedysarum obtusum Pursh
- Meibomia marilandica (L.) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Annika Lindqvist, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bryan Connolly, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ken Clark, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.