species 1,976 observations
Illinois Tick-trefoil
Desmodium illinoense
Field notes
Supports All
42
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth, Silver-spotted Skipper, Tick-Trefoil Caloptilia Moth, Tentiform Bean Leafminer
10
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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
Ruffed Grouse, Tylopelta gibbera, Versute Sharpshooter
3
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
American Bumble Bee, Two-spotted Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Viceroy
27
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun Part shade
- Moisture
- Moist
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.