Dixie ticktrefoil vs Maricao

Desmodium tortuosum compared with Desmodium intortum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dixie ticktrefoil	Maricao
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
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 intortum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Maricao

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dixie ticktrefoil	Maricao
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).

Maricao

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 13 countries:

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