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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Desmodium tortuosum (DEDTO)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Datasheet Desmodium tortuosum (Florida beggarweed)". Invasive Species Compendium. CAB International. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2022.