Hoary Tick-Trefoil (Desmodium canescens)
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Native
Family:
Fabaceae (Pea)
Height: 1 to 5 ft.
Blooms: July to
September
Leaf Type:
divided
Bloom Size: 0.3 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Elongate clusters,
Irregular blossoms
Location: Youghiogheny River Trail
Date: 7/27/2003
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Hoary Tick-Trefoil may be
easily confused with:
- Panicled Tick-Trefoil
The hoary variety has hairy stems.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
