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Desmodieae
Desmodieae
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native Desmodieae All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Perplexed Tick-trefoil
Desmodium perplexum
caterpillars
20
hosts
2
food
3
flowers
4
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Panicled Ticktrefoil
Desmodium paniculatum
caterpillars
19
hosts
2
food
4
flowers
31
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Maryland Tick-trefoil
Desmodium marilandicum
caterpillars
19
hosts
2
food
3
flowers
21
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Hoary Tick-trefoil
Desmodium canescens
caterpillars
19
hosts
2
food
3
flowers
20
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Tall Tick-trefoil
Desmodium glabellum
caterpillars
19
hosts
2
food
3
flowers
6
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Little-leaf Tick-clover
Desmodium ciliare
caterpillars
19
hosts
2
food
3
flowers
4
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Velvetleaf Ticktrefoil
Desmodium viridiflorum
caterpillars
19
hosts
2
food
3
flowers
4
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Smooth Ticktrefoil
Desmodium laevigatum
caterpillars
19
hosts
2
food
3
flowers
4
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Round-leaved Trailing Tick-trefoil
Desmodium rotundifolium
caterpillars
18
hosts
2
food
3
flowers
8
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Pine Barren Ticktrefoil
Desmodium strictum
caterpillars
18
hosts
2
food
3
flowers
4
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Stiff Ticktrefoil
Desmodium obtusum
caterpillars
18
hosts
2
food
3
flowers
4
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Sand Ticktrefoil
Desmodium lineatum
caterpillars
18
hosts
2
food
2
flowers
3
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Slimleaf Ticktrefoil
Desmodium tenuifolium
caterpillars
18
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
3
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Hairy Lespedeza
Lespedeza hirta
caterpillars
18
food
6
flowers
15
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Sessileleaf Ticktrefoil
Desmodium sessilifolium
caterpillars
17
hosts
2
food
3
flowers
22