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*Desmodium uncinatum (Jacq) DC.
Silver-leaved Desmodium
A
weed from southern Queensland. It is native to South America.


  *Desmodium uncinatum *Desmodium uncinatum
 
  Description:Flower Description:Flower - side view
  Location:Road to O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat, Canungra, Queensland Location:Road to O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat, Canungra, Queensland
  GPS coordinates:28˚07.0374S, 153°06.3012E GPS coordinates:28˚07.0374S, 153°06.3012E
Date of photo:12 May 2018 Date of photo:12 May 2018
  Field No.:6565 Field No.:6565
     
  *Desmodium uncinatum *Desmodium uncinatum
 
  Description:Pods Description:Plant
  Location:Road to O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat, Canungra, Queensland Location:Road to O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat, Canungra, Queensland
  GPS coordinates:28˚07.0374S, 153°06.3012E GPS coordinates:28˚07.0374S, 153°06.3012E
  Date of photo:12 May 2018 Date of photo:12 May 2018
  Field No.:6565 Field No.:6565
     
  *Desmodium uncinatum *Desmodium uncinatum
 
  Description:Flower Description:Leaflet - underside
  Location:Road to O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat, Canungra, Queensland Location:Road to O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat, Canungra, Queensland
  GPS coordinates:28˚07.0374S, 153°06.3012E GPS coordinates:28˚07.0374S, 153°06.3012E
  Date of photo:12 May 2018 Date of photo:12 May 2018
  Field No.:6565 Field No.:6565
     
  *Desmodium uncinatum *Desmodium uncinatum
 
  Description:pod Description:Leaflets with silver inset
  Location:Road to O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat, Canungra, Queensland Location:Road to O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat, Canungra, Queensland
  GPS coordinates:28˚07.0374S, 153°06.3012E GPS coordinates:28˚07.0374S, 153°06.3012E
  Date of photo:12 May 2018 Date of photo:12 May 2018
  Field No.:6565 Field No.:6565
     
  *Desmodium uncinatum *Desmodium uncinatum
 
  Description:Plant Description:Plant in weedy habitat
  Location:Road to O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat, Canungra, Queensland Location:Road to O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat, Canungra, Queensland
  GPS coordinates:28˚07.0374S, 153°06.3012E GPS coordinates:28˚07.0374S, 153°06.3012E
  Date of photo:12 May 2018 Date of photo:12 May 2018
  Field No.:6565 Field No.:6565
     

References (accessed 11 April 2019):

Plant identified by Tony Bean of the Queensland Herbarium

https://weeds.brisbane.qld.gov.au/weeds/silverleaf-desmodium

https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/desmodium_uncinatum.htm

 

 

 

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*Desmodium uncinatum