General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 2-4 feet, ascending to erect
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Edible to birds
Other: Straight to slightly curved 1-6 segmented loment, covered in tiny hooked hairs; each segment contains a single smooth, brown seed.
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Will Naturalize
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Hoary ticktrefoil
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Desmodium canescens
  • Synonym: Desmodium canescens var. hirsutum

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Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-09-06
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-09-06
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-09-06
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-09-06

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