Maryland Tick-trefoil (Desmodium marilandicum)

Maryland Tick-trefoil, 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: 402. Courtesy of Kentucky · Public domain

Desmodium marilandicum, commonly known as Maryland ticktrefoil or the smooth small-leaved tick-trefoil perennial legume native to the eastern United States.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Maryland Tick-trefoil 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

Desmodium ciliare
Desmodium obtusum
Desmodium laevigatum
Desmodium psilophyllum
Lespedeza frutescens

Classification

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

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