Desmodium Species, Tropical Tick Trefoil
Desmodiumcajanifolium

Family: Fabaceae (fab-AY-see-ee)
Genus: Desmodium (des-MOH-dee-um)
Species: cajanifolium (kaj-an-ih-FOH-lee-um)

Synonym:Desmodium walkeri

Synonym:Hedysarum cajanifolium

Synonym:Hedysarum mucronatum

Synonym:Hedysarum multiflorum

Synonym:Meibomia cajanifolia

Category
Perennials
Shrubs

Water Requirements

Sun Exposure
Light Shade
Partial to Full Shade

Foliage
Herbaceous

Foliage Color

Height

Spacing

Hardiness

Where to Grow

Danger

Bloom Color

Bloom Characteristics

Bloom Size

Bloom Time

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Soil pH requirements

Patent Information

Propagation Methods
From herbaceous stem cuttings
From seed; sow indoors before last frost
From seed; direct sow after last frost
Scarify seed before sowing

Seed Collecting
Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds