As recorded for Asian Tick Trefoil
Desmodium heterocarpon var. heterocarpon
Asian Tick Trefoil
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Assam, Chhattisgarh & more
- Flowering
- August-April
Ecology & growing context
- Recorded habitat
- Moist deciduous and semi-Evergreen forests, also in the plains and open forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Meghalaya →Assam →Chhattisgarh →
Occurrence records show where a plant has been recorded; they do not establish that it is native there. Compare local habitat and growing conditions when choosing plants for a garden.
How to identify Asian Tick Trefoil
Identify Asian Tick Trefoil by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Trifoliate (three leaflets).
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Meghalaya, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Manipur.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Asian Tick Trefoil.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Desmodium heterocarpon var. heterocarpon
- Genus
- Desmodium
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous and semi-Evergreen forests, also in the plains and open forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, S. Africa, India to Indo-China, China, Japan, Formosa, Malesia
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Manipur
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Asian Tick Trefoil itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Asian Tick Trefoil itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Asian Tick Trefoil
A member of the Fabaceae family, Asian Tick Trefoil (Desmodium heterocarpon var. heterocarpon) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Meghalaya, Assam, Chhattisgarh and 1 other states. It grows in moist deciduous and semi-Evergreen forests, also in the plains and open forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to April.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Asian Tick Trefoil belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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