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Grass-leaf tick trefoil

Desmodium angustifolium (Kunth) DC.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Desmodium

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Common names

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English
Grass-leaf tick trefoil, Grassleaf ticktrefoil

Synonyms

  • Desmodium angustifolium var. angustifolium
  • Desmodium angustifolium var. gramineum (A.Gray) B.G.Schub.
  • Desmodium angustifolium var. typicum B.G.Schub.
  • Desmodium canum var. angustifolium (Kunth) Leon & Alain
  • Desmodium canum var. angustifolium (Kunth) León & Alain
  • Desmodium frutescens var. amblyophyllum (Urb.) Schindl.
  • Desmodium frutescens var. angustifolium (Kunth) Schindl.
  • Desmodium gramineum A.Gray
  • Desmodium incanum var. angustifolium (Kunth) Griseb.
  • Desmodium linearifolium DC.
  • Desmodium subspicatum S.Watson
  • Desmodium supinum var. amblyophyllum Urb.
  • Desmodium supinum var. angustifolium (Kunth) Urb.
  • Hedysarum angustifolium Kunth
  • Hedysarum mexicanum Sessé & Moc.
  • Meibomia angustifolia (Kunth) Kuntze
  • Meibomia angustifolia (Torr. & A.Gray) Kearney
  • Meibomia graminea (A.Gray) Kuntze
  • Meibomia incana var. angustifolia (Kunth) O.F.Cook & G.N.Collins
  • Meibomia linearifolia (DC.) Kuntze
  • Meibomia subspicata (S.Watson) Schindl.

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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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.