species 1,242 observations
Velvetleaf Ticktrefoil
Desmodium viridiflorum
Field notes
Desmodium viridiflorum is a perennial forb in the family Fabaceae native to the United States.
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native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Long-tailed Skipper, Tentiform Bean Leafminer, Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth, Dwarf Plume Moth
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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, Two-spotted Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee
4
Range
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.