Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC. is a plant in the Fabaceae family, order Fabales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC. (Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC.)
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Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC.

Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC.

Desmodium tortuosum is a Fabaceae flowering plant native to Latin America, widely introduced as forage in subtropical and tropical regions.

Family
Genus
Desmodium
Order
Fabales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC.

Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC., which goes by the common names twisted tick trefoil, dixie tick trefoil, tall tick clover, Florida beggarweed, and giant beggar weed, is a flowering plant species belonging to the family Fabaceae. This species is native to Latin America, and has been widely introduced as a forage plant across most of the world's other subtropical and tropical regions. It has been observed growing in habitats including beaches, lake shorelines, and floodplains. It can grow in sandy soil in full sun conditions.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Desmodium

More from Fabaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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