Showy Tick Trefoil is a tall native legume of prairie edges and open woods producing dense, showy spikes of pink-purple flowers in summer. Its sticky seed pods cling to clothing and fur, dispersing seeds effectively. It fixes nitrogen and is a larval host plant for several hairstreak and skipper butterfly species.
Best time to see a Showy Tick Trefoil
The best time to see a Showy Tick Trefoil is July–August, when about 83% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 7,040 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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