Tick trefoil
Hylodesmum podocarpum subsp. fallax

Family: Fabaceae

What it is like

A herb. It grows 70-100 cm tall. The stems are hairy. The end leaflet is broadly oval and 4-12 cm long by 3-8 cm wide.

There are about 350 Desmodium species. They are mostly in the tropics.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows on the edge of forests between 300-1,400 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Japan, Korea

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Seeds

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Desmodium fallax Schindl.; Desmodium fallax var. mandshuricum (Maxim.) Nakai; Desmodium japonicum Miq.; Desmodium mandshuricum (Maxim.) Schindl.; Desmodium oxyphyllum DC.; Desmodium oxyphyllum var. japonicum Matsum.; Desmodium oxyphyllum var. mandshuricum (Maxim.) H.Ohashi; Desmodium podocarpum var. japonicum Matsum.; Desmodium podocarpum var. mandshuricum Maxim.; Desmodium podocarpum subsp. oxyphyllum (DC.) H.Ohashi; Desmodium podocarpum var. oxyphyllum (DC.) H.Ohashi; Desmodium podocarpum var. polyphyllum Maxim.; Desmodium podocarpum var. typicum Maxim.; Desmodium racemosum (Thunb.) DC.; Desmodium racemosum var. mandshuricum (Maxim.) Ohwi; Desmodium racemosum var. pubescens F.P.Metcalf; Hedysarum racemosum Murray; Hedysarum racemosum Thunb.; Meibomia japonica (Miq.) Kuntze; Podocarpium podocarpum var. japonicum (Matsum.) P.H.Huang; Podocarpium podocarpum var. oxyphyllum (DC.) Y.C.Yang & P.H.Huang;