Fabaceae

Perplexed ticktrefoil

Desmodium perplexum B.G.Schub.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Desmodium

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Perplexed ticktrefoil (Desmodium perplexum) — FlowerPhoto: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Perplexed ticktrefoil

Synonyms

Desmodium boottii Torr.
Hedysarum boottii Torr.
Meibomia boottii (Torr.) Schindl.

Flowers

In flower: August to September (from 42 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Anne Parker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Anne Parker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tom Scavo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Katja Schulz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daniel Atha, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Reuven Martin, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Zihao Wang, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Anne Parker, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nathan Aaron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Joseph D Kurtz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: ozarkallison, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.