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: 14511 Star Cross Trail, Helotes.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: West facing hill under Juniperus ashii, stoney and rocky with Juniperus debris.
Description: Perennial, previous year debris at base and somewhat woody; 3 cm high, numerous stems. Flowers on a rachis; rachis both terminal and axillary. Leaves alternate, elliptical to oblanceolate, 7 x 18 mm. Flowers pedicelate on rachis; rachis zig-zag.
County: Bexar
Collector: Mike Fox
Collection Date: Sep 17, 1994
Specimen number: 123
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0925
Accession Date: Sep 27, 1994
Accession Number: 69
Annotations: SCXXB (In flower)