Pega-pega. Beggarlice (Desmodium intortum)

Family: Fabaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

A long-lived prostrate, scrambling vine with stems up to 1.5 m long with a strong taproot. Occasionally a semi-upright shrubby plant growing 0.5m tall.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

None Known. — Harvested fresh in season according to PFAF botanical monograph.

Habitat & North American Range

A weed of riparian vegetation, forest margins, open wooodlands, roadsides, disturbed sites and waste areas. (Zone 10)