species 19,573 observations
Panicled Ticktrefoil
Desmodium paniculatum
Field notes
Supports All
56
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Silver-spotted Skipper, Variegated Fritillary, Anarsioses aberrans, Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth
19
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Dasineura meibomiae, Desmodium Leaf-mining Beetle
2
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Potato Leafhopper, Ruffed Grouse, Tylopelta gibbera, Versute Sharpshooter
4
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Flat-tailed Leafcutter Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, American Bumble Bee, Two-spotted Longhorn Bee
31
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Part shade
- Moisture
- Dry
- Water use
- Low
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.