Common Name(s): | Maryland Tickclover, Tickclover,Maryland |
Scientific Name: | Desmodium marilandicum |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Longevity: | Perennial |
Season: | Warm |
Origin: | Native |
Height: | 3.5 feet |
Flowers: | August - October |
Description: An erect, slender legume uncommon in dry open woods of central Oklahoma and Texas eastward. Stipules are slender or narrowly ovate. Fruit is covered with Velcro-like hair that will stick to clothing and animal hair. Probably a preferred browse of white-tailed deer and is eaten by livestock. |