Sessileleaf ticktrefoil (Desmodium sessilifolium)

Sessileleaf ticktrefoil, a reference photo — Photo: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 398. Courtesy of Kentucky · Public domain

Desmodium sessilifolium, common name sessileleaf ticktrefoil, is a species of plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is native to North America.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Sessileleaf ticktrefoil being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Lespedeza leptostachya
Desmodium obtusum
Lespedeza angustifolia

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Desmodium
Species: Desmodium sessilifolium

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