Pointed leaf tick trefoil has pea-like pink flowers on a tall stalk.
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The leaves of pointed leaf tick trefoil are trifoliate and each leaflet does come to an acuminate point.
Pointed leaf tick trefoil has pea-like pink flowers on a tall stalk.
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The leaves of pointed leaf tick trefoil are trifoliate and each leaflet does come to an acuminate point.

Pointed-leaf Tick Trefoil (Hylodesmum glutinosum)

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Pointed-leaf Tick Trefoil has one stalk reaching up to 3 feet tall that has a whorl of trifoliate leaves and then at the top a raceme of pink pea-like flowers. Once pollinated, loments (seed pods) form and they are covered with short, hooked hairs that may stick on feathers, hair and clothing. Each pod contains one kidney shaped seed.

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Pointed-leaf Tick Trefoil (Hylodesmum glutinosum)

Michigan Flora reference page for state distribution: Pointed-leaf Tick Trefoil

Height: 1-2.5 feet

Bloom time:

Soil: medium to dry loam, sandy loam

Sun: dappled light, medium shade to part sun

Plant spacing: 2 feet

Flower: pink

Life cycle: perennial

Family: Fabaceae

Seed source: MI

Size:

Pointed-leaf Tick Trefoil has one stalk reaching up to 3 feet tall that has a whorl of trifoliate leaves and then at the top a raceme of pink pea-like flowers. Once pollinated, loments (seed pods) form and they are covered with short, hooked hairs that may stick on feathers, hair and clothing. Each pod contains one kidney shaped seed.

More description coming soon!

Pointed-leaf Tick Trefoil (Hylodesmum glutinosum)

Michigan Flora reference page for state distribution: Pointed-leaf Tick Trefoil

Height: 1-2.5 feet

Bloom time:

Soil: medium to dry loam, sandy loam

Sun: dappled light, medium shade to part sun

Plant spacing: 2 feet

Flower: pink

Life cycle: perennial

Family: Fabaceae

Seed source: MI