Scientific Name: Desmodium incanum

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  • Pronunciation:
    des-MODE-ee-um in-CAR-num
  • Common Name:
    Creeping Beggar Weed, Spanish Clover, kaimi-clover, kaimi, pega-pega
  • Type:
    Erect perennial herb or low shrub but more typically prostrate under grazing
  • Status:
    WEED This introduced plant has escaped into local bushland. Without natural predators to keep it in check, it is out-competing native species.
  • Flowers:
    Purple, mauve
  • Fruit:
    The seed pods may be up to 4 cm long, with a straight upper margin and strongly indented lower margin, and are covered with hooked hairs. The light brown seeds are usually kidney shaped, 1 mm x 0.5 mm.
  • Species List:
    Leslie Drive Roundabout, Weyba Esp, Peregian Boardwalk, Heritage Park, Wallace Park, Heritage Park.
Cultural Notes

native to C. and S. America legume in heavily grazed pastures and on low to moderate fertility soils

Identification Notes

silver stripe with 'oblong' leaves The upper surface of the leaf is dark green, often with a paler streak along the midrib, but paler and densely pilose on the under surface.