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Desmodium paniculatum (narrow-leaf tick-trefoil; panicledleaf ticktrefoil; panicled tickclover)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Desmodium paniculatum, called panicledleaf ticktrefoil, narrow-leaf tick-trefoil, and panicled tickclover, is a perennial herb and wildflower in the pea family native to eastern and southern North America.
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Attributes

Bloom Period [1]  Late Summer
Drought Tolerance [1]  Medium
Fire Tolerance [1]  None
Frost Free Days [1]  6 months
Fruit/Seed Abundance [1]  High
Fruit/Seed Begin [1]  Fall
Fruit/Seed End [1]  Fall
Growth Form [1]  Single Crown
Growth Period [1]  Spring, Summer
Growth Rate [1]  Moderate
Leaf Type [1]  Deciduous
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Propagation [1]  Seed
Regrowth Rate [1]  Slow
Root Depth [1]  6 inches (15 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [1]  Rapid
Seed Vigor [1]  High
Seeds Per [1]  200000 / lb (440924 / kg)
Shape/Orientation [1]  Erect
Structure [2]  Herb
Vegetative Spread Rate [1]  None
Flower Color [1]  Purple
Foliage Color [1]  Green
Fruit Color [1]  Brown
Fall Conspicuous [1]  Yes
Flower Conspicuous [1]  Yes
Fruit Conspicuous [1]  Yes
Height [1]  35 inches (0.9 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 5 Low Temperature: -20 F° (-28.9 C°) → -10 F° (-23.3 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Mixed Sun/Shade
Soil Acidity [1]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [1]  Infertile
Water Use [1]  Low
Screening - Summer [1]  Moderate
Screening - Winter [1]  Porous

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1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
3Robertson, C. Flowers and insects lists of visitors of four hundred and fifty three flowers. 1929. The Science Press Printing Company Lancaster, PA.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0