Index / Search / Desmodium canadense
§1 Plant
Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.
vernacular showy ticktrefoil — species · Fabaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Fabaceae Lindl.
- Genus
- Desmodium
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 642 counties across 25 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 642 counties across 25 states/territories.
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 77 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Ford 17053
- Fulton 17057
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 41 N ▾
- Allen 18003
- Benton 18007
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Clay 18021
- Clinton 18023
- Crawford 18025
- Delaware 18035
- Elkhart 18039
- Fountain 18045
- Fulton 18049
- Henry 18065
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jasper 18073
- Jennings 18079
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Marshall 18099
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Parke 18121
- Porter 18127
- Randolph 18135
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Steuben 18151
- Sullivan 18153
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Tipton 18159
- Vermillion 18165
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
Iowa view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Adair 19001
- Audubon 19009
- Carroll 19027
- Cass 19029
- Cherokee 19035
- Crawford 19047
- Dickinson 19059
- Fremont 19071
- Greene 19073
- Hancock 19081
- Harrison 19085
- Jackson 19097
- Lyon 19119
- Madison 19121
- O'Brien 19141
- Osceola 19143
- Page 19145
- Ringgold 19159
- Sioux 19167
- Union 19175
- Washington 19183
- Webster 19187
- Winnebago 19189
Kansas view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Atchison 20005
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Butler 20015
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Comanche 20033
- Crawford 20037
- Doniphan 20043
- Harper 20077
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Johnson 20091
- Labette 20099
- Linn 20107
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Saline 20169
- Sedgwick 20173
- Shawnee 20177
- Sumner 20191
- Woodson 20207
Kentucky view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 37 N ▾
- Alpena 26007
- Arenac 26011
- Bay 26017
- Benzie 26019
- Berrien 26021
- Branch 26023
- Calhoun 26025
- Cass 26027
- Cheboygan 26031
- Clinton 26037
- Delta 26041
- Dickinson 26043
- Eaton 26045
- Gratiot 26057
- Ingham 26065
- Ionia 26067
- Isabella 26073
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Lapeer 26087
- Lenawee 26091
- Livingston 26093
- Macomb 26099
- Menominee 26109
- Midland 26111
- Monroe 26115
- Montcalm 26117
- Muskegon 26121
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Saginaw 26145
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 63 N ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Benton 27009
- Blue Earth 27013
- Brown 27015
- Carver 27019
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Chisago 27025
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Cottonwood 27033
- Crow Wing 27035
- Dakota 27037
- Dodge 27039
- Douglas 27041
- Faribault 27043
- Freeborn 27047
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Hubbard 27057
- Isanti 27059
- Itasca 27061
- Jackson 27063
- Kanabec 27065
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Kittson 27069
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Lincoln 27081
- Lyon 27083
- Martin 27091
- McLeod 27085
- Mille Lacs 27095
- Morrison 27097
- Mower 27099
- Murray 27101
- Nicollet 27103
- Nobles 27105
- Norman 27107
- Olmsted 27109
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pennington 27113
- Pine 27115
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Ramsey 27123
- Red Lake 27125
- Redwood 27127
- Scott 27139
- Sherburne 27141
- Stearns 27145
- Todd 27153
- Traverse 27155
- Wabasha 27157
- Waseca 27161
- Washington 27163
- Watonwan 27165
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
- Yellow Medicine 27173
Missouri view state ↗ 32 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Audrain 29007
- Cass 29037
- Clark 29045
- Clinton 29049
- Dallas 29059
- Gentry 29075
- Harrison 29081
- Holt 29087
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Mercer 29129
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Oregon 29149
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Putnam 29171
- Randolph 29175
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Scotland 29199
- Shelby 29205
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Sullivan 29211
- Washington 29221
- Webster 29225
Nebraska view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Brown 31017
- Buffalo 31019
- Cass 31025
- Cedar 31027
- Cherry 31031
- Clay 31035
- Cuming 31039
- Dixon 31051
- Dodge 31053
- Douglas 31055
- Gage 31067
- Garden 31069
- Greeley 31077
- Hall 31079
- Holt 31089
- Hooker 31091
- Howard 31093
- Jefferson 31095
- Keya Paha 31103
- Lancaster 31109
- Loup 31115
- Merrick 31121
- Nemaha 31127
- Richardson 31147
- Sarpy 31153
- Seward 31159
- Sheridan 31161
- Sherman 31163
- Thomas 31171
- Valley 31175
- Washington 31177
- Webster 31181
- York 31185
New Hampshire view state ↗ 10 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 18 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 47 N ▾
- Allegany 36003
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Chautauqua 36013
- Chemung 36015
- Clinton 36019
- Columbia 36021
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Hamilton 36041
- Herkimer 36043
- Jefferson 36045
- Kings 36047
- Livingston 36051
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Oswego 36075
- Otsego 36077
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schenectady 36093
- Schuyler 36097
- Seneca 36099
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Steuben 36101
- Suffolk 36103
- Sullivan 36105
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Yates 36123
North Dakota view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Ashtabula 39007
- Auglaize 39011
- Champaign 39021
- Clark 39023
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Fulton 39051
- Geauga 39055
- Hardin 39065
- Highland 39071
- Huron 39077
- Jefferson 39081
- Lake 39085
- Licking 39089
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Madison 39097
- Mahoning 39099
- Marion 39101
- Medina 39103
- Montgomery 39113
- Muskingum 39119
- Portage 39133
- Ross 39141
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Wayne 39169
- Wood 39173
- Wyandot 39175
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 54 N ▾
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cameron 42023
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Columbia 42037
- Crawford 42039
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Fulton 42057
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- Mercer 42085
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Schuylkill 42107
- Sullivan 42113
- Susquehanna 42115
- Tioga 42117
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 3 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 6 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 54 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Barron 55005
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Burnett 55013
- Chippewa 55017
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Douglas 55031
- Dunn 55033
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Lincoln 55069
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Outagamie 55087
- Ozaukee 55089
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Sawyer 55113
- Shawano 55115
- Sheboygan 55117
- St. Croix 55109
- Taylor 55119
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Washburn 55129
- Washington 55131
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/DECA7 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2967285 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
fetched 2026-05-26T08:39:52Z