Dixie Tick Trefoil
Desmodium tortuosum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- April-October
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Desmodium tortuosum
- Genus
- Desmodium
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Wastelands
- Habitat type
- Wasteland
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- India, Malesia
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dixie Tick Trefoil itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dixie Tick Trefoil itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Dixie Tick Trefoil
Dixie Tick Trefoil (Desmodium tortuosum) is a herb in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and 2 other states. It grows in wastelands. Flowering and fruiting run from April to October.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Dixie Tick Trefoil belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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