Fabaceae
Cape tick-trefoil
Desmodium prostratum
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Desmodium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Cape tick-trefoil
Synonyms
- Meibomia prostrata Schindl.
Photos
Photo: James C. Davis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James C. Davis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: James C. Davis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Abraham Sánchez Romero, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: James C. Davis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.