Fabaceae
Largebract ticktrefoil
Desmodium cuspidatum
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Desmodium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Largebract ticktrefoil
Synonyms
- Desmodium bracteosum DC.
- Desmodium bracteosum var. cuspidatum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.
- Desmodium bracteosum var. longifolium (Torr. & A.Gray) B.L.Rob.
- Desmodium canadense var. longifolium Torr. & A.Gray
- Desmodium cuspidatum var. cuspidatum
- Desmodium cuspidatum var. longifolium (Torr. & A.Gray) B.G.Schub.
- Desmodium longifolium (Vail) Daniels
- Hedysarum bracteosum Michx.
- Hedysarum cuspidatum Muhl. ex Willd.
- Meibomia bracteosa Kuntze
- Meibomia bracteosa (DC.) Shafer
- Meibomia cuspidata Schindl.
- Meibomia longifolia Vail
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.