About Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC.
Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC., which goes by the common names twisted tick trefoil, dixie tick trefoil, tall tick clover, Florida beggarweed, and giant beggar weed, is a flowering plant species belonging to the family Fabaceae. This species is native to Latin America, and has been widely introduced as a forage plant across most of the world's other subtropical and tropical regions. It has been observed growing in habitats including beaches, lake shorelines, and floodplains. It can grow in sandy soil in full sun conditions.
