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Desmodium canescens (L.) DC.

Common Name: HOARY TICK-TREFOIL
Coefficient of Conservatism: 5
Coefficient of Wetness: 5
Wetness Index: UPL
Physiognomy: Nt P-Forb

Moist to dry sandy open ground.

The segments of the fruit are more angled on the central margin than in D. illinoense, although the apex of the triangle is rounded.

R. Schipper

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Counties
Berrien
Kalamazoo
Monroe
St. Joseph
Van Buren
Washtenaw
Wayne

Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March, 17, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/1288