Ammannia anagalloides Sond.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Lythraceae > Ammannia

Characteristics

Erect, probably annual herb, up to 15(-25) mm high. Leaves with bases of larger leaves cuneate or cordate. Flowers: subsessile or shortly pedunculate, 1-few in leaf axils; bracts < 1/2 as long as calyx; calyx 4-lobed, with long acute spreading appendages; petals 0; stamens 4, included or shortly exserted; Mar., Apr.
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Erect, probably annual herb, up to 15(-25) mm tall. Leaf bases cordate. Bracts less than half as long as calyx. Flowers 1-few in leaf axils, subsessile or shortly pedunculate. Calyx 4-lobed, with long acute spreading appendages. Petals absent. Stamens 4, included or shortly exserted.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.02
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 7-8
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Ammannia anagalloides world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:552652-1
WFO ID wfo-0000530913
COL ID CSZ3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ammannia anagalloides Nesaea anagalloides