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 Desv.
Common Name(s): Begger-ticks, Tick-trefoil, Tickclover
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Caption: plant image ID: Hrb-DEDSS-001 Source: 35mm slide (illustration) Credit: Keyword(s): flowering, leaf, root, seed, stem

Caption: plant image ID: Hrb-DEDSS-002 Source: 35mm slide (photo) Credit: Keyword(s): flowering, inflorescense

Caption: plant image ID: Hrb-DEDSS-003 Source: 35mm slide (photo) Credit: Keyword(s): inflorescense, mature

Caption: plant image ID: Hrb-DEDSS-004 Source: 35mm slide (photo) Credit: Keyword(s): fruit, mature

Caption: plant image ID: Hrb-DEDSS-005 Source: 35mm slide (photo) Credit: Keyword(s): flowering

Caption: plant image ID: Hrb-DEDSS-006 Source: 35mm slide (photo) Credit: Keyword(s): inflorescense, mature