Hylodesmum glutinosum is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. Common names include large tick-trefoil, clustered-leaved tick-trefoil, large-flowered tick-clover, pointed tick-trefoil, beggar's lice and pointed-leaved tick-trefoil.[1][2] It occurs in eastern Canada, the central and eastern United States, and northeastern Mexico.[3]

Taxonomy

First described in 1802 as Hedysarum glutinosum and sometimes considered part of the genus Desmodium, it was transferred to the new genus Hylodesmum (tribe Desmodieae) in 2000.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Hylodesmum glutinosum (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) H. Ohashi & R.R. Mill - Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN)". data.canadensys.net. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  2. ^ "Tropicos | Name - Hylodesmum glutinosum (Muhl. ex Willd.) H. Ohashi & R.R. Mill". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  3. ^ "Hylodesmum glutinosum (Muhl. ex Willd.) H.Ohashi & R.R.Mill". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Hylodesmum glutinosum". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2018-01-19.