Dixie ticktrefoil vs Tickclover

Desmodium tortuosum compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dixie 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 tortuosum	Desmodium incanum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dixie ticktrefoil	Tickclover
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).

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 21 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇸🇻 El Salvador 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇬🇹 Guatemala 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇭🇳 Honduras 🇯🇵 Japan 🇰🇮 Kiribati 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇳🇷 Nauru 🇵🇼 Palau 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇺🇸 United States