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Cluster-leaved Tick-trefoil (Desmodium glutinosum)

Nearby is Cluster-leaved Tick-trefoil (Desmodium glutinosum) -- another tiny flower. The fruit (lower left) is certainly unusual looking. Below the spike inflorescence are whorled, pointed, trifoliate leaves. This wildflower is also called Pointed-leaved Tick-trefoil.