Strand Memorial Herbarium

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Family: Fabaceae   Pea Family

Genus: Desmodium   Tick Trefoil
350 to 450 species of plants with "sticky" jointed seedpods. From a Greek word meaning "chain," which describes the chain-like arrangement of the seed-pod loments.

Scientific Name: Desmodium sessilifolium (Torr.) Torr. & Gray
Common Name(s): Sessileleaf Ticktrefoil, Sessile Tickclover
Growth Type: perennial
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ID: Hrb-DEDSF-001
Source: 35mm slide (illustration)
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Keyword(s): flowering, fruit, inflorescense, vegetative