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coin-leaf desmodium
Scientific Name: Desmodium styracifolium
Family: Fabaceae
Category: Dicot
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Other Names:
Gold Coin Grass (Desmodium styracifolium)
Gold Coin Grass is a common name used for several herbs with coin-shaped leaves, most notably Desmodium styracifolium. It is also known as Coin-leaf Desmodium.
Considerations for Pets
- The text mentions that chopped leaf/root/stem are ingested, which could cause a reaction.
Considerations for Children
- The text mentions that chopped leaf/root/stem are ingested, which could cause a reaction.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Desmodium styracifolium (Osbeck) Merr.
- Family: Fabaceae (Pea Family)
- Synonyms:
- Hedysarum styracifolium (implied through synonym in text)
- Desmodium strigillosum (Chinese Synonym)
- Desmodium spirale Griseb.
Common Names
- Gold Coin Grass
- Coin-leaf Desmodium
- Guang Jin Qian Cao
- Snowbell Leaf Tick Clover
Morphology and Growth
- Desmodium styracifolium is a perennial plant.
- It grows to approximately 0.8 meters (2ft 7in) in height.
- The flowers are hermaphrodite, containing both male and female organs.
Pollination
- Pollination is carried out by insects and Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths).
Traditional Uses
- Gold Coin Grass, particularly Desmodium styracifolium, is used in traditional Chinese medicine.
- It is believed to dissolve kidney stones.
Quirky Facts
- The herb gets its name from the coin-like shape of its leaves.
Related Products
- Planetary Herbals offers "Stone Free," which contains coin-leaf desmodium.
Further Information
- USDA Plants Database: http://plants.usda.gov
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
- GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network)