Thanks Radha ji for your observations on the ominous dispersal of this plant over the years in and around Mumbai. I haven't come across any dense populations yet, just some sparse growth here and there.
Found these notes in an old agriculture periodical: "*Desmodium scorpiurus. *This legume is a recent introduction from Australia. It is a creeping perennial legume, freely rooting at nodes, providing a dense few-inch thick cover throughout the year. The legume has resisted frost and shown active growth during spring and monsoons. The legume is propagated by seeds which are formed in plenty. It has proved promising for checking soil erosion..." - The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Volume 27, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, 1957. Best wishes, Viplav El 6 de enero de 2015, 9:14, radha veach <[email protected]> escribió: > > It looks as if this plant is on the way to becoming a very widespread weed > due to its adaptability. > Ten years ago it was much less common but I seem to see it all over the > place these days in the Mumbai area. > There is no mention of it in Cooke's flora. It is native to tropical > regions of America. > > regards > Radha > > > On Monday, January 5, 2015 10:18:34 PM UTC+5:30, Viplav Gangar wrote: >> >> >> Sharing some images of *Desmodium scorpiurus* (Sw.) Desv. flowering in >> the north end of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (aka Borivali National >> Park) in Mumbai. >> >> This herb is uncommon in SGNP and was reported only from the fringe areas >> of the forest during the Botanical Survey of India's floristic survey of >> SGNP (published in March 2005). >> >> "Though not collected from the National Park proper, its occurrence there >> cannot be ruled out since the localities cited above ['Aarey colony & >> Thane'] are in close vicinity of the park." - p. 204, Flora of Sanjay >> Gandhi National Park (by SG Pradhan, BD Sharma & NP Singh), BSI, 2005. >> >> Photographed today near Gandhi Tekri in Borivali National Park, North >> Mumbai. >> >> Had posted some photos of all the plant parts last year (and it was >> identified by Radha Veach). These can be seen in the thread linked >> herewith >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/desmodium$20scorpiurus/indiantreepix/Hfuue3XCC-s/uLMCrlY6dRQJ> >> . >> >> Best wishes, Viplav >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
