Greenleaf ticktrefoil vs Tickclover

Desmodium intortum compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greenleaf ticktrefoil	Tickclover
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Desmodium	Desmodium
Species	Desmodium intortum	Desmodium incanum

Evolutionary Relationship

Greenleaf ticktrefoil and Tickclover share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Desmodium.

Conservation Status

Greenleaf ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greenleaf ticktrefoil	Tickclover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greenleaf ticktrefoil

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Colombia).

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 10 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇸🇻 El Salvador 🇬🇹 Guatemala 🇭🇳 Honduras 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇺🇸 United States