beggarweed

Desmodium tortuosum, commonly called beggarweed, is a member of the legume family, Fabaceae. It is found in several locations including BR, Cuenca río Amoyá (Maíto, Chaparral, Tuluní, Cuevas de Tuluní), Cuenca río Prado (Veredas Aco, Corinto, Prado), and other regions such as Valencia, Las Catorce, Cunday, La Arcadia, Manzanita, Villarrica, Bolívar, and Parque Nacional Natural Sierra de la Macarena. Its distribution also extends to CU, CK, AS, Kosrae, Yap, Pitcairn Islands, WS, PW, SB, BI, NR, KI, KM, FM, and areas like Piedecuesta, Puerto Parra, and Rionegro. The species was first described in 1825.