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Pea (Fabaceae)

ISM Herbarium : Prairie Herbs : Pea (Fabaceae)

Desmodium illinoense (Illinois Tick Trefoil)
This specimen of Illinois Tick Trefoil shows the flowering branches of one more stems and seed pods below the flowering parts of the stalks.
Illinois Tick Trefoil grows in upland prairies and pastures. It blooms from late spring to summer. The plant is about three feet tall.

Collection of the Illinois State Museum
ISM Herbarium Sheet #: 52569

<i>Desmodium illinoense</i> (Illinois Tick Trefoil)

ISM Herbarium : Prairie Herbs : Pea (Fabaceae)

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