Three Flowered Trickle Foil
Desmodium triflorum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Desmodium triflorum
- Genus
- Desmodium
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands, Moist deciduous forests, and plains
- Distribution
- Cosmopolitan
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, West Bengal, Telangana, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
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.
Local Names
- Tamil
- பொரி கரப்பான்
- Malayalam
- നിലമ്പരണ്ട
About Three Flowered Trickle Foil
Three Flowered Trickle Foil (Desmodium triflorum) is a herb 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 grasslands, moist deciduous forests, and plains. It occurs across Cosmopolitan. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Three Flowered Trickle Foil belongs to the Fabaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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