CONTEST STEEMINKLUSIVE WEEK XI | Flowers Desmodium adscendens

Hello steemit friends back again with @girls-steem, Today I want to return to the macrophotography competition held by @sultan-aceh . I want to show you some pictures of wildflowers that I managed to take while in the aceh forest.

Desmodium adscendens is a herbaceous perennial plant with vine to erect stems that often fork from the base and can become slightly woody. The stems sometimes take root in the lower knot. Plants can grow up to 100cm tall. This plant has a long history of medicinal use in America and continues to be used today. It is highly valued as a treatment for asthma and allergies. Usually harvested from the wild and often traded.

Desmodium adscendens

The population is believed to be stable and no major threat is known at this time. Humid locations, provided the shade, grows in moist swamp forests, riverbanks and paddy fields, at an altitude of 200 - 1,000 meters In a variety of habitats from forest to grasslands and in secondary / disturbed vegetation [3 meters] This plant has become a weed in many tropical areas and is often considered invasive. This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria; These bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix nitrogen in the atmosphere. Some of this nitrogen is used by growing plants but some of it can also be used by other plants growing nearby. This crop is often used as a cover crop and green manure in a variety of plantations, including tea, coffee, oil palm, cloves and coconut. Its resistance to root knot nematodes may prove useful in Desmodium breeding programs.

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