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Desmodium canadense
Showy Tick Trefoil

36"- 60" tall
Light: Full sun to light shade
Soil: Moist sand, loam, clay. Will take
dry if in light shade.
Flowers: July. Seeds are burrs so
plant away from a path.
Larval host for some butterflies. Visited by
Leafcutter Bees, Sweat Bees and bumble
Bees

Desmodium canadense
Showy Tick Trefoil

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