Hylodesmum is a
genus of
flowering plants in the
familyFabaceae, sometimes called ticktrefoils[3] or tick-trefoils.[4] It is sometimes treated as part of Desmodium.[5] It includes 16 species native to eastern North America, sub-Saharan Africa, Yemen, south, southeast, and eastern Asia, Malesia, and New Guinea.[2]
^USDA, NRCS (n.d.).
"Desmodium glutinosum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
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abReznicek, A. A.; Voss, E. G.; Walters, B. S., eds. (February 2011).
"Hylodesmum". Michigan Flora Online. University of Michigan Herbarium. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
^"Genus Desmodium". ildis.org. International Legume Database & Information Service.