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Desmodium perplexum B. G. Schub.

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

Included in D. paniculatum in Michigan Flora.

Sandy, dry, open forests, thickets; occasionally in moister sites.

Often called D. dillenii in older literature.

B. S. Walters

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Counties
Allegan
Berrien
Branch
Cass
Clinton
Genesee
Ingham
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Kent
Lapeer
Lenawee
Livingston
Macomb
Mason
Mecosta
Midland
Newaygo
Oakland
Oceana
Ottawa
St. Clair
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/1298