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Hylodesmum nudiflorum
Also called Naked Flowered Tick Trefoil, Naked Flower Tick Trefoil
Hylodesmum nudiflorum is a native perennial wildflower of eastern North American woodlands, usually grown for its woodland character rather than showy blooms. It does best in humid, open woodland conditions with rich, organic soil and partial shade.
Hylodesmum nudiflorum (syn. Desmodium nudiflorum), the naked-flowered tick trefoil, panicled leaf tick trefoil or stemless tick trefoil, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to eastern North America. The species is perennial, and is typically found in mature, open woodlands in a variety of soils, preferring those with substantial organic content. It requires a humid climate, and can withstand extremes in temperature, precipitation, and wind.
Hylodesmum nudiflorum is present across the eastern United States including AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, as well as Canadian provinces Ontario and Quebec. As for its conservation status, the species is listed as secure in Indiana, Kentucky, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; apparently secure in Ontario, Delaware, New Jersey, and Vermont; vulnerable in Iowa; imperiled in Quebec and Minnesota; and critically imperiled in Kansas. The rest of the areas aren't researched enough for determining conservation status. In less secure areas like Minnesota, the species is increasingly threatened due to loss of habitat and invasive species. Conservation efforts are put towards mainly habitat, so active management is not required.
Clustered Leaved Tick Trefoil · Hylodesmum leptopus · Forest Tick Trefoil
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hylodesmum nudiflorum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
