Fabaceae

Nakedflower ticktrefoil

Hylodesmum nudiflorum (L.) H.Ohashi & R.R.Mill

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Hylodesmum

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Nakedflower ticktrefoil: Photo of Hylodesmum nudiflorum in flower. This is a native plant growing wild in Scotts Run Nature Preserve, Fairfax county Virginia, USA. It's name was recentl — Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Nakedflower ticktrefoil, Naked flowered tick trefoil, Naked-flowered tick trefoil, Panicled leaf tick trefoil, Stemless tick trefoil
French: Desmodie nudiflore

Synonyms

Desmodium nudiflorum DC.
Desmodium nudiflorum f. dudleyi (House) Fassett
Desmodium nudiflorum f. foliolatum (Farw.) Fassett
Desmodium nudiflorum f. nudiflorum
Desmodium nudiflorum f. personatum Fassett
Hedysarum nudiflorum L.
Meibomia nudiflora Kuntze
Meibomia nudiflora f. dudleyi House
Meibomia nudiflora f. foliolata Farw.
Pleurolobus nudiflorus (DC.) MacMill.

Photos

Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, 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). About our plant data.