Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Desmodium psilophyllum
Desmodium psilophyllum Schltdl.
Simpleleaf Ticktrefoil, Wright's Tickclover, Beggar's Ticks, Sticktights
Fabaceae (Pea Family)
USDA Symbol: DEPS2USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Desmodium psilophyllum
Wright Tickclover
Fabaceae
Location: Gunsight Mountain Ranch, Tarpley.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Semi-shaded canyon. Rocky, dry soil. Few and scattered.
Description: Deeply rooted, erect perennial. Stalk terete, 2-3 mm dia, 50 cm tall, delicately branched in upper half. Leaves alternate, sessile, lance-ovate, truncate basally w/apical mucro, 10x20 mm (smaller than typical because of arid conditions). Infloresence a terminal raceme.
County: Bandera
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: Jul 18, 1992
Specimen number: 467
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0675
Accession Date: Mar 22, 1994
Accession Number: 49
Annotations: SCXRN