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Fabaceae

Variable-leaf ticktrefoil

Grona heterophylla (Willd.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Grona

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Variable-leaf ticktrefoil: Desmodium heterophyllum
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)
Chinese
變葉山螞蝗, 异叶三点金, 异叶山蚂蝗, 田胡蜘蛛, 假地豆, 变叶山蚂蝗, 异叶山绿豆, 铁线草
English
Variable-leaf ticktrefoil
Japanese
カワリバマキエハギ
Vietnamese
Hàn the

Synonyms

  • Desmodium heterophyllum (Willd.) DC.
  • Desmodium triflorum Wall. ex Wight & Arn.
  • Desmodium triflorum var. majus Wight & Arn.
  • Hedysarum heterophyllum Willd.
  • Hedysarum reptans Roxb.
  • Hedysarum triflorum var. oblongifolium Desv.
  • Meibomia heterophylla (Willd.) Kuntze

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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.