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Updated 9/30/2023

Family Fabaceae

HAWAII - NATURALIZED

Desmodium uncinatum

Kaneohe, Oahu

SILVERLEAF DESMODIUM

Weedy spreading herb in mesic or wet disturbed areas.  Stems solid, Upper surface of leaves hairless, with white center, flowers pink or white.  Native to South America.  Formerly known as Desmodium sandwicense.