Hylodesmum glutinosum (Muhl. ex Willd.) H. Ohashi & R.R. Mill

Pointed- Leaved Tick-trefoil

Synonyms: Desmodium acuminatum, Desmodium glutinosum, Hedysarum glutinosum, Meibomia acuminata

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Fabaceae

Genus: Hylodesmum

Species: Hylodesmum glutinosum

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: Not Listed

PHOTOS OF Hylodesmum glutinosum