These are mostly inconspicuous plants; few have bright or large flowers. Though some can become sizeable plants, most are herbs or small shrubs. Their fruit are loments, meaning each seed is dispersed individually enclosed in … 展开

Several Desmodium species release organic compounds, aerially and into the soil, which make them useful for agriculture: Allelopathic compounds are used there via 展开

• Trout, K. (2002). Trout's Notes on the Genus Desmodium. Mydriatic Productions. Better Days Publishing. 展开

Some Desmodium species have formerly been known to contain high amounts of tryptamine alkaloids, but many of the tryptamine-containing … 展开

The taxonomy and systematics of the many dozens of Desmodium species are confusing and unresolved. Related genera such as 展开