General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 24 to 36 inches
Plant Spread: 24 to 36 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Conservation status: Critically Endangered (CR)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Critically Endangered
Common names
  • Florida Tick Trefoil
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Desmodium floridanum
  • Synonym: Meibomia rhombifolia

Comments:
  • Posted by SharonsFlorida on Jan 20, 2018 11:03 AM concerning plant:
    These photos appear to be of Desmodium incanum which is not native to Florida.

    Desmodium floridanum has solid upper leaf surfaces and loments (seed segments) of 2-4 segments. Also, Desmodium floridanum is not a listed species.

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