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Desmodium sessilifolium (Torr.) Torr. & A. Gray

Common Name: SESSILE-LEAVED TICK-TREFOIL
Coefficient of Conservatism: 8
Coefficient of Wetness: 5
Wetness Index: UPL
Physiognomy: Nt P-Forb

Sandy fields, openings, savannas, and prairies; borders of oak forests.

The leaflets usually have some hooked hairs beneath, especially along the midveins.

B. S. Walters

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Counties
Berrien
Branch
Calhoun
Hillsdale
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Kent
Lenawee
Livingston
Monroe
Oakland
St. Clair
St. Joseph
Unknown
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/1300