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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Desmodium glutinosum is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.9 m (3ft) by 0.9 m (3ft in) at a fast rate.
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 4.
It can fix Nitrogen.
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
D. acuminatum (Michx.) DC. D. erythrynaefolium (Poir.) DC. D. glutinosum (Willd.) Schindl. D. glutinosum f. glutinosum. Hedysarum acuminatum Michx. Hedysarum erythrinaefolium Poir. Hedysarum erythrinaefolium Jussieu ex Poiret. Hedysarum glutinosum Willd. Meibomia acuminata (Michx.) S.F.Blake. Meibomia erythrinifolia (Poir.) Kuntze.
Plant Habitats
Edible Uses
References More on Edible Uses
Medicinal Uses
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None known
References More on Medicinal Uses
Other Uses
Nitrogen Fixer: A member of the Legume Family, it improves the soil by adding nitrogen. Attracts: Butterflies. Larval Host: Eastern Tailed Blue, Silver-spotted Skipper. Invertebrates shelter: beneficial for insects and other arthropods.
Special Uses
Food Forest Nitrogen Fixer
References More on Other Uses
Cultivation details
A perennial wildflower found in part shade, shade; woods, and thickets. Prefers partial sun to medium shade, moist to dry-mesic conditions, and loamy soil with decaying organic matter. Clay-loam and rocky soil are also tolerated. Bloom Time: June to August. Bloom Color: Pink. For polyculture design as well as the above-ground architecture (form - tree, shrub etc. and size shown above) information on the habit and root pattern is also useful and given here if available. The plant growth habit is a clumper with limited spread [1-2].
References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information
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Plant Propagation
Seed.
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Pointed-leaf Tick-trefoil, Large-flower tickclover
Native Range
NORTHERN AMERICA: Canada, Québec, Nova Scotia, Ontario, New Brunswick, United States, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, Minnesota, Missouri, Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Mexico, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Puebla,
Weed Potential
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None Known
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
IUCN Red List
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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