Desmodium strictum (Pursh) DC. Meibomia stricta (Pursh) Kuntze Pine-barren tick-trefoil
This rare species is native to North America. It prefers sandhill woodlands, dune woodlands, sandy clearings, and roadsides. Plants: Stems are erect, in groups of one to a few, with minute hairs, 20-47" (50-120 cm) in height. Leaves: Thick, linear, 6-10 times longer than they are wide, on long stems (petioles). Terminal leaflets are 1-2" (3-6 cm) × ⅛-⅜" (3-10 mm). Flowers: Flowers are purple or pink, on panicles 8-20" (20-50 cm) long, with flowers on uplifting tiny stems (petioles) ⅛-⅜" (6-11 mm) long. Fruits: Fruits somewhat resemble peapods. Technically they are loments, seedpods that break apart at their constrictions but do not open to release their seeds. Online References:
Desmodium strictum on Discover Life Desmodium strictum on SEINet—the Southwest Environmental Information Network References:
8/30/2016 · Massachusetts 7/30/2017 · Jason”s Cutoff and Nearby Trails, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire 8/30/2016 · Massachusetts Desmodium strictum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
8/30/2016 · Massachusetts 8/30/2016 · Massachusetts 7/30/2017 · Jason”s Cutoff and Nearby Trails, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire 8/30/2016 · Massachusetts Range:
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