Desmodium tortuosum
| Desmodium tortuosum | |
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| Leaves and seedpods | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Desmodium |
| Species: | D. tortuosum
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| Binomial name | |
| Desmodium tortuosum | |
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Desmodium tortuosum, the twisted tick trefoil, dixie tick trefoil, tall tick clover, Florida beggarweed, and giant beggar weed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[2]
It is native to Latin America, and widely introduced as a forage to much of the rest of the world's subtropics and tropics.[1][3] It's been observed growing in habitats such as beaches, along lake shores, and in floodplains. It can be found growing in sandy soil and full sun.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Desmodium tortuosum (DEDTO)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Datasheet Desmodium tortuosum (Florida beggarweed)". Invasive Species Compendium. CAB International. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Jane Brockmann, A. F. Clewell, J. Ferborgh, R.K. Godfrey, C. Henderson, Gary R. Knight, R. Komarek, Victoria Sullivan, and Jean Wooten. States and counties: Florida: Bay, Columbia, Franklin, Gulf, Hamilton, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Monroe, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Santa Rosa, and Washington. Georgia: Thomas.