Summary ⁵

Only recently separated from the tick-trefoils of the genus Desmodium, pointed-leaved tick-trefoil differs from the Desmodiums in several ways, including the seed pod (loment) morphology: in pointed-leaved tick-trefoil, neighboring sections of the loment are joined only at the upper suture. In Desmodium, the sides of each seed pod connect to the neighboring pod. Also, the Hylodesmum tend to be found in darker forest understory habitats.
(Source: Go Botany)

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