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Ammannia multiflora
is a 10-40 cm tall annual herb found in paddies or wetlands,
characterized by branches with stems featuring four ridges. Leaves
are opposite: 1.8-5cm long, 0.2-1.2cm wide, broad linear to
lanceolate-like, long oblong, with bases embracing the stems.
Flowers are set at the axils, tiny - 1.5mm in diameter. The petals,
four in number, are a deep red-purple. Fruit (capsules), about 2mm
in diameter, and calyxes cover the lower half. Bloom time:
September-November. |