Dixie ticktrefoil vs Nuttall's tick trefoil

Desmodium tortuosum compared with Desmodium nuttallii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dixie ticktrefoil	Nuttall's tick trefoil
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 tortuosum	Desmodium nuttallii

Evolutionary Relationship

Dixie ticktrefoil and Nuttall's tick trefoil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Desmodium.

Conservation Status

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Nuttall's tick trefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dixie ticktrefoil	Nuttall's tick trefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dixie ticktrefoil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Nuttall's tick trefoil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.