Panicledleaf Ticktrefoil

Desmodium paniculatum (L.) DC.

Pea family

Plant Type

Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Perennial

Flower Color

Pink, Purple

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use Low

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance None

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Achalarus lyciades, Epargyreus clarus, Phyllonorycter aberrans, Thorybes bathyllus, Thorybes pylades

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.