species 3,726 observations
Round-leaved Trailing Tick-trefoil
Desmodium rotundifolium
Supports All
31
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Silver-spotted Skipper, Tick-Trefoil Caloptilia Moth, Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth, Dwarf Plume Moth
18
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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, Pure Green Sweat Bee, Two-spotted Longhorn Bee, Flat-tailed Leafcutter Bee
8
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Part shade Full shade
- Moisture
- Dry
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.