New York Natural Heritage Program
Little-leaf Tick-trefoil
Desmodium ciliare (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.
Dicots

New York State Distribution [-]
This herb has been collected throughout most of the state south of the Adirondacks, but most current records are known from Long Island.

Global Distribution [-]
Desmodium ciliare reaches its northeastern limit in New York and Massachusetts. It extends west to Michigan, Missouri, and Kansas and south to Texas and Florida.
Best Places to See
• Muttontown Preserve (Nassau County)
• Powder Mills Park (Monroe County)