Creeping beggarweed

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Desmodium incanum, also known as creeping beggarweed, Spanish clover, Spanish tick-trefoil or hitchhikers is a perennial plant native to Central and South America. In Hawaiʻi it is known as kaʻimi or kaimi clover from the Hawaiian for "seeker". Initially introduced as forage crop around the world, it has spread to many places although it is no longer an important fodder crop.

• It belongs to the Fabaceae family. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS describes it as an herb (forb) / a subshrub with a perennial life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists it as introduced in the lower 48 states and records it in 4 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• NatureServe lists it as not native to Florida and Hawaii. ^NatureServe
• In Florida, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in March–December. ^iNaturalist
• In Hawaii, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in January–December. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS lists its flower color as purple. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS gives its bloom period as indeterminate. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists a mature height of about 4 ft. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• iNaturalist has 3,196 research-grade sightings of it in Florida, ranking #93 among the 110 flowers on our Florida list. ^iNaturalist
• iNaturalist has 680 research-grade sightings of it in Hawaii, ranking #71 among the 105 flowers on our Hawaii list. ^iNaturalist