Desmodium canadense (Showy Tick Trefoil) Grow Under Pines Photo By: James Lindsey at

Photo By: James Lindsey at Ecology of Commanster [CC BY-SA 2

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which look like a fairy placed snowflakes atop a green spire

Flower Color White & Yellow

Desmodium canadense (Showy Tick Trefoil) Grow Under Pines Photo By: James Lindsey atDesmodium canadense (Showy Tick Trefoil) is a common plant of many prairie restorations and native landscapes because it is quite showy, but also because it fixes nitrogen increasing soil health improving the ecosystem. It is named for its showy flowers yes, but also from it seed pods sticking (Tick) to animal fur and the occasional human passer. It is quite an ingenious seed dispersal mechanism, just like nature to find the most clever way to make it