Desmodium canadense is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is native to eastern North America. Its common names include showy tick-trefoil, Canadian tick-trefoil,[1] and Canada tickclover.[2]
The plant is a perennial herb and grows in woods, prairies, and disturbed habitat, such as roadsides. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant. It is a larval host plant for butterflies such as the eastern tailed-blue, silver-spotted skipper, and hoary edge. The plant attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.[3] Flowers are pea-shaped, pink to purple in color, and bloom between July and September.[4]
Desmodium canadense is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is native to eastern North America. Its common names include showy tick-trefoil, Canadian tick-trefoil, and Canada tickclover.
The plant is a perennial herb and grows in woods, prairies, and disturbed habitat, such as roadsides. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant. It is a larval host plant for butterflies such as the eastern tailed-blue, silver-spotted skipper, and hoary edge. The plant attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Flowers are pea-shaped, pink to purple in color, and bloom between July and September.
El Desmodium canadense es una planta ornamental de la familia Fabaceae nativa del Canadá como su nombre indica.
Es una planta herbácea perennifolia que se distribuye por Norteamérica en Estados Unidos y Canadá.
Desmodium canadense fue descrita por (L.) DC. y publicado en Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 2: 328. 1825.[1]
Desmodium: nombre genérico que deriva del griego: desmos que significa "cinta que sujeta".
canadense: epíteto geográfico que alude a su localización en Canadá.
El Desmodium canadense es una planta ornamental de la familia Fabaceae nativa del Canadá como su nombre indica.
Es una planta herbácea perennifolia que se distribuye por Norteamérica en Estados Unidos y Canadá.
Desmodium canadense là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Đậu. Loài này được (L.) DC. miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên.[1]
Desmodium canadense là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Đậu. Loài này được (L.) DC. miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên.