Triangular Horse Bush
Desmodium triangulare
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Karnataka
- Flowering
- August-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Desmodium triangulare
- Genus
- Desmodium
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests, also in plantations
- Habitat type
- Forest, Cultivated
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, Malaysia, S.China, Taiwan, Cambodia, New Guinea, Africa
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Fabaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Triangular Horse Bush
Triangular Horse Bush (Desmodium triangulare) is an undershrub belonging to the Fabaceae family (Legume/Bean family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate pinnate/trifoliate leaves, raceme/panicle/head flower clusters, pod/legume fruit. It is typically found in moist deciduous forests, also in plantations. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, Malaysia, S.China, Taiwan, Cambodia, New Guinea, Africa. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during August-January.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Triangular Horse Bush belongs to the Fabaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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