Scientific Name: Desmodium rhytidophyllumn

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  • Common Name:
    Hairy Trefoil
  • Type:
    Vine Trailing ground cover , herb
  • Family:
    FABACEAE
  • Status:
    Not to be confused with introduced pasture Desmodium species.
  • Flowers:
    Purple, summer and most of the year. 8 mm
  • Fruit:
    Pods, jointed and break easily at joints. Sticky.
  • Vegetation Type:
    Woodlands
  • Species List:
    Emu Mt., Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, Banana, Old Tewantin, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Bushland Reserve, Cranks Creek, Batianoff 87, BHNR
Identification Notes

Hairy branches and leaves. Leaves alternate

Associated Fauna

Butterfly host plant: Common grass blue.

Landscaping Notes

Rockery plant.