Pointed-leaved tick-trefoil

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Hylodesmum glutinosum

Pointed-leaved tick-trefoil, a reference photo
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Hylodesmum glutinosum is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. Common names include large tick-trefoil, clustered-leaved tick-trefoil, large-flowered tick-clover, pointed tick-trefoil, beggar's lice and pointed-leaved tick-trefoil. It occurs in eastern Canada, the central and eastern United States, and northeastern Mexico.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Pointed-leaved tick-trefoil 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.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Species
Hylodesmum glutinosum

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