Canada Tick-Clover vs Greenleaf ticktrefoil

Desmodium canadense compared with Desmodium intortum

Key Differences

• Canada Tick-Clover is Not Evaluated while Greenleaf ticktrefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canada Tick-Clover	Greenleaf ticktrefoil
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
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 canadense	Desmodium intortum

Evolutionary Relationship

Canada Tick-Clover and Greenleaf ticktrefoil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Desmodium.

Conservation Status

Canada Tick-Clover

NE — Not Evaluated

Greenleaf ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canada Tick-Clover	Greenleaf ticktrefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canada Tick-Clover

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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).

Canada Tick-Clover

The Canada Tick-Clover (Desmodium canadense) is a species in the genus Desmodium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States