Desmodium viridiflorum is a perennial forb in the family Fabaceae native to the United States.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Velvetleaf Ticktrefoil being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Desmodium nuttallii
- Desmodium floridanum
- Desmodium fernaldii
- Desmodium canescens
- Desmodium lindheimeri
- Desmodium laevigatum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Desmodium
- Species
- Desmodium viridiflorum
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