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Tick Trefoil - Heen Undu Piyaliya

Desmodium micropillum or undupiyaliya is a Night sleeping flowering plant that native  to Sri Lanka India and America. Naturally found on grass lands, border of water streams, paddy fields or anywhere with rich wet soil but not consider as a weed that best food for Rabbits. It is popular lands cape plant for gardens because of it's growing habitat that small vine scrambles along on the ground called "Ground cover". it is also used for Ayurveda remedies.

Desmodium at the evening
Desmodiums start sleep at the evening - The plant leaves fold upright at the night

Common Classification
Common NamesTick trefoil, Lesser Clover
Sinhalese NameUndu Piyaliya, Heenundupiyaliya
CategoryWeed Herb Ornamental
Scientific Classification
Scientific NameDesmodium microphyllum
FamilyLeguminosae
GenusDesmodiumSpeciesD.microphyllum
SynonymMeibomia parvifolia, Desmodium parvifolium
Ecology
Growth HabitGround CoverStatus - NativeIndigenous
DurationPerennial Status (controlling)n/a
Propriety
Culinary / Edible NoOther useOrnamental
Use as HerbYesPoisoned / ToxinNo
Identification
Flowers of Desmordium microphyllum
Leaves of Desmodium (Undupiyaliya)

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