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Desmodium illinoense A. Gray

Common Name: PRAIRIE TICK-TREFOIL
Coefficient of Conservatism: 6
Coefficient of Wetness: 5
Wetness Index: UPL
Physiognomy: Nt P-Forb

Prairies and associated or similar roadsides, fields, railroads, borders and openings in oak forests.

The segments of the fruit are more broadly rounded (on both margins) than in D. canescens, with no aspect of being triangular. The inflorescences are elongate and usually unbranched, giving the plant a distinctive aspect

B. S. Walters

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Counties
Barry
Berrien
Branch
Calhoun
Cass
Hillsdale
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Kent
Lake
Lapeer
Lenawee
Livingston
Monroe
Oakland
Ottawa
St. Joseph
Van Buren
Washtenaw

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/1293