Grona triflora
Creeping Tick Trefoil, Three Flowered Beggarweed
Other regional names: Threeflower Ticktrefoil
- Threeflower Ticktrefoil
Also known as: Aeschynomene triflora (L.) Poir. +15 more
- Aeschynomene triflora (L.) Poir.
- Desmodium bullamense G.Don
- Desmodium caespitosum Bojer
- Desmodium granulatum (Schumach. & Thonn.) Walp.
- Desmodium stipulaceum Burm.f.
- Desmodium triflorum subsp. adpressum Ohwi
- Desmodium triflorum subsp. minus Wight & Arn.
- Desmodium triflorum subsp. pygmaeum Hoehne
- Desmodium triflorum subsp. villosum Wight & Arn.
- Desmodium triflorum var. adpressum Ohwi
- Desmodium triflorum var. minimus Stehlé
- Desmodium triflorum var. minus Wight & Arn.
- Desmodium triflorum var. pygmaeum Hoehne
- Desmodium triflorum var. triflorum
- Desmodium triflorum var. villosum Wight & Arn.
- Hedysarum granulatum Schumach. & Thonn.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Originating in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, North America, the Pacific, and South America, Grona triflora (commonly known as Creeping tick trefoil or Three-flowered beggarweed) is a shrub belonging to the Fabaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, NORTHERN AMERICA, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern Pacific, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Republic, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Florida, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Kenya, Laccadive Is., Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Maluku, Marianas, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Socotra, South China Sea, Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Windward Is., Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Chagos Archipelago, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) I., Cook Is., French Guiana, Guyana, Hawaii, Line Is., Nauru, New Caledonia, Nicobar Is., Niue, Northern Territory, Queensland, Seychelles, Society Is., Surinam, Tuamotu, Western Australia