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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ID: Hrb-DEDSS-001
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Keyword(s): flowering, leaf, root, seed, stem
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ID: Hrb-DEDSS-002
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Keyword(s): flowering, inflorescense
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ID: Hrb-DEDSS-003
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Keyword(s): inflorescense, mature
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ID: Hrb-DEDSS-004
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
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Keyword(s): fruit, mature
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ID: Hrb-DEDSS-005
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
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Keyword(s): flowering
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ID: Hrb-DEDSS-006
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
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Keyword(s): inflorescense, mature
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