Fabaceae
Pine barren ticktrefoil
Desmodium strictum
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Desmodium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Pine barren ticktrefoil
Synonyms
- Hedysarum paniculatum Michx.
- Hedysarum strictum Pursh
- Meibomia stricta Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- September (from 6 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Lauren McLaurin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Lauren McLaurin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Will McFarland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Anne Parker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kyle Rossner, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Scott Cave, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Casey Harless, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Kees, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tyler Radtke, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: laiet17, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Scott Allen Davis, CC BY 4.0, 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.