Desmodium Species, Florida Tick Trefoil

Desmodiumfloridanum

Family
Fabaceae (fab-AY-see-ee)
Genus
Desmodium (des-MOH-dee-um)
Species
floridanum (flor-ih-DAY-num)
Synonym
Meibomia floridana
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
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Patent Information
Propagation Methods
Seed Collecting
Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Orlando, Florida

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Gardener's Notes:

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positive
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neutral
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negative
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Orlando, FL | November 2016 | positive

A native "weed" that serves as a larval host for these butterflies: gray hairstreak (Strymon melinus), long-tailed skipper (Urbanus prote...Read More

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San Antonio, TX (Zone 8b) | February 2005 | neutral

This plant is native to Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.

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Spotted Flower Chafer
(Neorrhina punctatum)
American Robin
(Turdus migratorius)
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Spotted Flower Chafer
(Neorrhina punctatum)
American Robin
(Turdus migratorius)