EPPO Global Database

Desmodium scorpiurus(DEDSC)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: DEDSC
  • Preferred name: Desmodium scorpiurus
  • Authority: (Swartz) Desvaux

Notes

USA (Arizona, Florida), Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America (to Bolivia and north eastern Brazil). Introduced in India, Malesia (Malaya, Philippines), New Guinea, Australia (Western, Northern, Queensland), West Africa to Tchad, Zaïre, Kenya, Malawi


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Hedysarum scorpiurus Swartz

Common names
Name Language
Samoan clover English (AU)
scorpion tick trefoil English
escorpioncillo Spanish (ES)
quirillo Spanish (BO)
trencilla Spanish (GT)
zozate Spanish (GT)