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pua pilipili

/ pua pili.pili / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., The Spanish clover (Desmodium uncinatum), a South American herb, long established in Hawaiʻi. It is good fodder. The plant is 30 to 90 cm high, each leaf having three ovate leaflets with a light area along the midrib. Flowers are small, pink or whitish, pea-shaped. Pods are narrow, flattened, chainlike, 2.5 to 5 cm long, clinging to clothing and animals.

Nā LepiliTags: flora

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Spanish clover (Desmodium uncinatum), a long established herb in Hawaiʻi. Grows to 3 feet. Used for fodder and ground cover. The plant fruits stick to clothing and coats of animals. (NEAL 451.)

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