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  7. Ticktrefoils
  8. Cream Tick-trefoil

species 32 observations

Cream Tick-trefoil

Desmodium ochroleucum

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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16 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth, Silver-spotted Skipper, Tick-Trefoil Caloptilia Moth, Anarsioses aberrans 10
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Dasineura meibomiae, Desmodium Leaf-mining Beetle 2
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Versute Sharpshooter 1
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Two-spotted Bumble Bee 3

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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