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Fabaceae

False tick trefoil

Codariocalyx gyroides (Roxb. ex Link) Hassk.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Codariocalyx

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
圆叶舞草, 圓葉舞草, 团叶午草
English
False tick trefoil

Synonyms

  • Desmodium bracteatum Micheli
  • Desmodium bracteatum sensu Micheli
  • Desmodium gyroides (Roxb. ex Link) DC.
  • Desmodium papuanum C.T.White
  • Desmodium pseudogyrans Miq.
  • Desmodium pseudogyroides Miq.
  • Desmodium trichocaulum Zoll. ex Miq.
  • Hedysarum gyroides Roxb. ex Link
  • Hedysarum gyroides Roxb.
  • Meibomia bracteata (Micheli) Hoehne
  • Meibomia gyrodes (Roxb. ex Link) Kuntze
  • Meibomia pseudogyrodes (Miq.) Kuntze
  • Pseudarthria polycarpa Hassk.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: introduced

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.