Showy tick trefoil
Desmodium canadense (L.) DC
Family: Fabaceae (legume)
- Bloom Period:
- Late,
- Mid-Season,
- Growth Cycle:
- Perennial,
- Growth Habit:
- Forbs/Herbs,
- Insect Type Attracted:
- Natural Enemy,
- Pollinator,
- Light:
- Full,
- Partial,
- Region:
- Northern Lower Peninsula,
- Southern Lower Peninsula,
- Upper Peninsula
- Soil Moisture:
- Medium,
- Height:
- 3ft
Natural enemies attracted
Mildly attractive: Thomisidae and Chalcidoidea
Pollinators attracted
Mildly attractive: bees including sweat bees and bumble bees.
Pests attracted
Highly attractive: Japanese beetles.
Moderately attractive: aphids and thrips.
Mildly attractive: lygus bugs, leafhoppers and leaf beetles