Desmodium intortum
Beggar Lice, Green Leaf Desmodium
Other regional names: Green Leaf Tick Trefoil +1 more
- Green Leaf Tick Trefoil
- Greenleaf Ticktrefoil
Also known as: Desmodium adhaesivum Schltdl. +15 more
- Desmodium adhaesivum Schltdl.
- Desmodium intortum subsp. apiculatum B.G.Schub.
- Desmodium intortum var. apiculatum B.G.Schub.
- Desmodium intortum var. intortum
- Desmodium nantouensis Y.C.Liu & F.Y.Lu
- Desmodium sonorae A.Gray
- Desmodium trigonum (Sw.) DC.
- Hedysarum aparines Link
- Hedysarum intortum Mill.
- Hedysarum trigonum Sw.
- Meibomia adhaesiva (Schltdl.) Kuntze
- Meibomia aparines (Link) Schindl.
- Meibomia balaensis Schindl.
- Meibomia intorta (Mill.) S.F.Blake
- Meibomia sonorae (A.Gray) Kuntze
- Meibomia trigona Gandara
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling perennial or subshrub.
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Desmodium intortum (commonly known as Beggar-Lice or Green-Leaf Desmodium) is a scrambling herbaceous perennial or shrub within the Fabaceae family. It originates in North America and South America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Unclassified
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southwestern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Arizona, Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Galápagos, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Angola, Cameroon, Hawaii, India, Kenya, Leeward Is., Malawi, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nigeria, Queensland, Rwanda, Réunion, St.Helena, Taiwan, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Vanuatu, Windward Is., Zambia, Zimbabwe