Desmodium canadense

(L.) DC.

Showy Tick-trefoil

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.139796
Element CodePDFAB1D080
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusDesmodium
Other Common Names
Desmodie du Canada (FR) showy ticktrefoil (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-07-28
Change Date1984-04-24
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS4Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
ManitobaS2Yes
OntarioS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS2Yes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
New YorkS5Yes
TexasSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
DelawareSHYes
North DakotaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
VirginiaS1Yes
MaineSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MarylandSHYes
VermontS4Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
IowaS4Yes
ConnecticutSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
West VirginiaS4Yes
South CarolinaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
KansasS3Yes
OhioSNRYes
New JerseyS5Yes
MissouriSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
WisconsinSNRYes
IndianaS5Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
Maine (1)
AreaForestAcres
Caribou - Speckled ExtWhite Mountain National Forest5,988
North Dakota (1)
AreaForestAcres
SheyenneDakota Prairie Grasslands14,537
Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Adams PeakGeorge Washington National Forest7,135
Saint Marys AdditionGeorge Washington National Forest1,454
References (1)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.