Desmodium tortuosum, the twisted tick trefoil, dixie tick trefoil, tall tick clover, Florida beggarweed, and giant beggar weed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[2] It is native to Latin America, and widely introduced as a forage to much of the rest of the world's subtropics and tropics.[1][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Desmodium |
| Species: | D. tortuosum
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References
edit- ^ a b "Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Desmodium tortuosum (DEDTO)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Datasheet Desmodium tortuosum (Florida beggarweed)". Invasive Species Compendium. CAB International. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
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