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Florida beggarweed
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Legumes: pea and bean family

Florida beggarweed

Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC.

Introduced by people

Names

EnglishFlorida beggarweed
Dutch—
SpanishCadillo
Chinese南美山蚂蝗
Scientific nameDesmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC.

About this species

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.

It is native to Latin America, and widely introduced as a forage to much of the rest of the world's subtropics and tropics. It's been observed growing in habitats such as beaches, along lake shores, and in floodplains. It can be found growing in sandy soil and full sun.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusDesmodium

In Suriname

5Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
1951First record
2006Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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