Desmodium incanum
(Creeping Beggarweed)
Desmodium incanum, Goose Island State Park, Aransas Co. 8804
Desmodium incanum, Goose Island State Park, Aransas Co. 8782
Desmodium incanum, Goose Island State Park, Aransas Co. 8809
Desmodium incanum, Goose Island State Park, Aransas Co. 8788
Desmodium incanum, Goose Island State Park, Aransas Co. 8784
Desmodium incanum, Goose Island State Park, Aransas Co. 8785
Desmodium incanum, Goose Island State Park, Aransas Co. 8805
| Scientific Name | Desmodium incanum (Desmodium canum) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | DEIN3 |
| Common Name | Creeping Beggarweed, Tickclover | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 25804 |
| Family | Fabaceae (Pea) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Various soils in open areas along roadsides, waste areas, pastures and grasslands; often considered a weed. Plant: Spreading to erect perennial, stems up to 10 feet long, developing from a large taproot; many branched runners that can root at stem nodes; stems are green, becoming reddish with age and have short, fuzzy hairs. Leaves: Compound trifoliate leaves with three leaflets of variable shape but mostly elliptic with acute tips and rounded bases; the center (terminal) leaflet is 1.6 to 3.5 inches long and the lateral leaflets 1.3 to 2.4 inches long; upper surface is somewhat hairy and shiny; edges and lower surfaces have fuzzy hairs Inflorescence: Long, spread-out terminal racemes of very small pink pea-like flowers; each blossom 1/8 to 1/4-inch long with vertical banner notched at top and red and yellow spots at base; short, hairy pedicels less than 3/8-inch long; calyx with fuzzy hairs and pointed lobes. Bloom Period: October. References: "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason, iNaturalist and Weed Alert; D. canum in "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston. |
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Texas Status: Introduced |
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