Genus: Desmodium — tick-trefoil
Reference: Raveill (2006).
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Family
Fabaceae (bean or legume family)
This genus’s species in New England
- Desmodium canadense
- Desmodium canescens
- Desmodium ciliare
- Desmodium cuspidatum
- Desmodium glabellum
- Desmodium marilandicum
- Desmodium obtusum
- Desmodium paniculatum
- Desmodium perplexum
- Desmodium rotundifolium
- Desmodium sessilifolium
Visit this genus in the Dichotomous Key