I too have seen this plant in lawns of corporation gardens in Pune, growing gregariously.
Dr Satish Phadke On 7 January 2015 at 10:08, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 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.
