Tick Clover Plant

Description:

This is a creeping plant, considered weed in our area. The leaves are very much like that of Arachis pintoi (Perennial Peanut). The flowers are small and purple-coloured. Desmodium is a genus in the flowering plant family Fabaceae, sometimes called tick-trefoil, tick clover or beggar lice. There are dozens of species and the delimitation of the genus has shifted much over time. These are mostly inconspicuous legumes; few have bright or large flowers. Wikipedia.

Habitat:

Backyard.