species 16,447 observations
Showy Tick-trefoil
Desmodium canadense
Field notes
Supports All
58
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Gray Hairstreak, Silver-spotted Skipper, Long-tailed Skipper, Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth
15
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Desmodium Leaf-mining Beetle, Dasineura meibomiae
2
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Ruffed Grouse, Tylopelta gibbera, Versute Sharpshooter
3
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Rusty-patched Bumble Bee, American Bumble Bee
38
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.