Stems erect or ascending; inflorescences terminal or both terminal and axillary; terminal leaflet 1–10 times as long as wide.

Desmodium is a genus of plants in the legume family Fabaceae, sometimes called tick-trefoil, tick clover, hitch hikers or beggar lice. [2] There are dozens of species and the delimitation of the genus has shifted much over time.

DESMODIUM Desvaux, J. Bot. Agric. 1: 122, pl. 5(15). 1813, nom. cons. vs. Meibomia Heister ex Fabricius 1759, et vs. Grona Loureiro 1790, et vs. Pleurolobus J. Saint-Hilaire 1812. ... Stem conspicuously uncinate-puberulent; petioles 1-4 mm long; fruit segments rounded along the lower margin D. sessilifolium. 11. Stem glabrate; petioles mostly 4 ...

Desmodium. originates from Greek meaning "long branch or chain," probably from the shape of the seedpods and the way they attach to clothing and animals. The central stem is green with trifoliate (clover-like), oblong, compound (made up of multiple green leaflets), green leaves proceeding singly up the stem. The showy purple

One or more clusters of stalked flowers at the top of a naked stem, with the flowers in pairs and loosely arranged on the stem. Flowers are ¼ to 1/3 inch long with a rounded upper petal and 3 narrower lower petals that are longer than the upper.

Most of the 30 native species formerly listed in Australia have been moved to other genera leaving 3 naturalised species. Most are herbs with a few small shrubs. Stems may have a spine at the tip and commonly have curved and hooked hairs. Hairs can …

Desmodium cuspidatum, like other members of the Pea family, is a nitrogen-fixing species, converting gasses in the air into soil nutrients through microbes that live on its roots.

The circumscription of the genus has been greatly reduced in recent years based on molecular data requiring the genus to be split greatly to recognise monophyletic genera. For Australia, only introduced taxa remain in Desmodium.

llection, morphology, and documentation of the Desmodium species in Maharashtra. The present work is based on the observation made in last five and half years with intensive and extensive field study and herbarium consultation in various Herbarium viz, BSI, BAMU, SUK, VH, Observa.

The central stem of the Beggars lice flower terminates in an elongated raceme of pale purple or white flowers about ½–1½' long. Usually, only a few flowers are in bloom at the same time. Flowers are attractive to some pollinators. Blooms in late summer. Leaves: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Deciduous Leaf Color: Green Leaf Feel: Leathery