Common Classification | |||
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Common Names | Tick trefoil, Lesser Clover | ||
Sinhalese Name | Undu Piyaliya, Heenundupiyaliya | ||
Category | Weed Herb Ornamental | ||
Scientific Classification | |||
Scientific Name | Desmodium microphyllum | ||
Family | Leguminosae | ||
Genus | Desmodium | Species | D.microphyllum |
Synonym | Meibomia parvifolia, Desmodium parvifolium | ||
Ecology | |||
Growth Habit | Ground Cover | Status - Native | Indigenous |
Duration | Perennial | Status (controlling) | n/a |
Propriety | |||
Culinary / Edible | No | Other use | Ornamental |
Use as Herb | Yes | Poisoned / Toxin | No |
Identification | |||
Leaves of Desmodium (Undupiyaliya) | |||
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