Hylodesmum podocarpum subsp. fallax

(Schindl.) H. Ohashi & R. R. Mill

Tick trefoil

Fabaceae Edible: Seeds 606 iNaturalist observations

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Description

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.

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Edible Uses

The seeds are eaten.

Distribution

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

Where It Grows

Asia, China, Japan, Korea,

Notes

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

Synonyms

Desmodium fallax Schindl.Desmodium fallax var. mandshuricum (Maxim.) NakaiDesmodium japonicum Miq.Desmodium mandshuricum (Maxim.) Schindl.Desmodium oxyphyllum DC.Desmodium oxyphyllum var. japonicum Matsum.Desmodium oxyphyllum var. mandshuricum (Maxim.) H.OhashiDesmodium podocarpum var. japonicum Matsum.Desmodium podocarpum var. mandshuricum Maxim.Desmodium podocarpum subsp. oxyphyllum (DC.) H.OhashiDesmodium podocarpum var. oxyphyllum (DC.) H.OhashiDesmodium podocarpum var. polyphyllum Maxim.Desmodium podocarpum var. typicum Maxim.Desmodium racemosum (Thunb.) DC.Desmodium racemosum var. mandshuricum (Maxim.) OhwiDesmodium racemosum var. pubescens F.P.MetcalfHedysarum racemosum MurrayHedysarum racemosum Thunb.Meibomia japonica (Miq.) KuntzePodocarpium podocarpum var. japonicum (Matsum.) P.H.HuangPodocarpium podocarpum var. oxyphyllum (DC.) Y.C.Yang & P.H.Huang

References (4)

Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavum 3:46; Prolus. fl. jap. 254. 1867
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 54:55. 1916 (As Desmodium fallax)
Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/ (As Desmodium fallax)
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