Fabaceae

Zarzabacoa dulce

Desmodium glabrum (Mill.) DC.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Desmodium

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Zarzabacoa dulce (Desmodium glabrum) — Photo: Alejandro Vásquez Vidaurre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Zarzabacoa dulce

Synonyms

Desmodium campestre Brandegee
Desmodium emarginatum (Poir.) DC.
Desmodium molle (Vahl) DC.
Desmodium terminale (Rich.) DC.
Hedysarum emarginatum Poir.
Hedysarum glabrum Mill.
Hedysarum molle Vahl
Hedysarum terminale Rich.
Meibomia emarginata (Poir.) Kuntze
Meibomia glabra (Mill.) Kuntze
Meibomia mollis (Vahl) Kuntze
Meibomia terminalis (Rich.) Kuntze

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

Photo: Alejandro Vásquez Vidaurre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sula Vanderplank, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Zihao Wang, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sula Vanderplank, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Abraham Sánchez Romero, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Abraham Sánchez Romero, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Melissa Meadows, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Augusto Olmos Mercado, CC0, from iNaturalist

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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.