Biology:Desmodium tortuosum
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Short description: Species of plant in the legume family
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Scientific classification 
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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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| 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/1028008-2.
- ↑ "Desmodium tortuosum (DEDTO)". European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2022. https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/DEDTO.
- ↑ "Datasheet Desmodium tortuosum (Florida beggarweed)". CAB International. 19 November 2019. https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/18238.
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q10908837 entry
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