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Halogaris micrantha is a perennial plant that occurs
in sunny, moist areas in fields and mountains, growing to a height
of 10-30cm. Four rigid stems, tinged red-brown, and their lower
parts crawl on the ground. The phyllotaxis is the opposite,
measuring 0.6-1.2cm long, 0.4-1cm wide, and of an oblong shape, with
obtuse serrations on the margins. Flowers are sparsely distributed
along the upper parts of the stems and bloom downward. Calyx tubes
are spherical, about 1mm long, with four sepals and four petals that
bend backward. Stamens are 8 in number. Bloom time: July-September. |