Elatine triandra var. pedicellata: An annual herb
submerged or hydrophytic occurs at the water's edges of rivers,
watercourses, or paddies. Stems spread in all directions, crawling
on the ground and reaching 2-10cm long. Leaves are opposite
phyllotaxis, in a broad lanceolate to narrow oval shape, with tips
obtuse and no serrations on margins; with aerial leaves, thick and
glossy, 4-12mm long, 1.5-3mm wide, and in submerged ones,
green-white and thin texture, and becoming more extensive, 25mm long
and 4mm wide. Flowers, 1mm-in-diameter, singly set themselves at
axils, with short, 1-2.5mm long peduncles and three red-purple
petals. Bloom time: June-October. |