General Ecology
provided by EOL authors
Hairy small-leaf ticktrefoil is an erect perennial herbaceous legume. Stems are covered with short hooked hairs that give the plant a rough feel. Hairy small-leaf ticktrefoil can range up to 5 feet tall. Leaves are in groups of three with many hooked hairs on the surface. Leaflets are round to elliptic in shape. Small lavender-purple flowers appear in summer and fall. Flattened seed pods .25 to .75 inch long contain 1 to 3 small segmented seed.
