Desmodium canadense (Showy Tick Trefoil) Size:38 Plug Flat and dunes along Lake Michigan

and dunes along Lake Michigan

If using in a fall/winter seeding most will not germinate in the spring

arrow-like leaves so this plants genus is aptly named ("Sagittaria" - arrow-like)

This plant is uncommon around the Chicago region and is only found in a few locations

Lysimachia ciliata (Fringed Loosestrife) is native loosestrife (yes there are native loosestrife :) of the wetlands in and around Illinois with showy yellow flowers

Desmodium canadense (Showy Tick Trefoil) Size:38 Plug Flat and dunes along Lake MichiganDesmodium canadense (Showy Tick Trefoil) is a common plant of many prairie restorations and native landscapes because it is quite showy, but also because it fixes nitrogen increasing soil health improving the ecosystem. It is named for its showy flowers yes, but also from it seed pods sticking (Tick) to animal fur and the occasional human passer. It is quite an ingenious seed dispersal mechanism, just like nature to find the most clever way to make it