Panicled-leaf Ticktrefoil (Desmodium paniculatum)


  
     Panicled-leaf Ticktrefoil (Desmodium paniculatum) can grow up to three feet tall. The flowers are pink, purple, and 1/3-inch wide. The leaves are compound, with three leaflets that are oval or teardrop-shaped and have a pointed tip. The leaves can be up to five inches long and three inches wide. It grows in dry, rocky, open areas such as woodland edges, rocky ridges, and embankments. (July)