Common name
Silverleaf Desmodium
Alternate name
Velcro Vine
Stronghold population
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Description
A perennial, scrambling leguminous vine with deep tap root and thick stems, rooting at the nodes. Leaflets egg-shaped and covered in fine hairs, with pale silver stripe along mid-rib. Flowers are pink, mauve or blue up to 1cm long, usually appearing in early autumn. Brown seed pods have many fine velcro-like hooked hairs which attach to clothing or animals. This weed can cause a skin reaction.
