It is a small annual species inhabiting the dump parts in fields;
Mitrasacme pygmaea does not reach even 10cm in height.
Besides, most of which is occupied by the flower stalk; with it, a
small herb is at least 1cm tall. Leaves are opposite, of two to four
pairs, oval or oblong; .7-1.5cm in length, 0.3-0.6cm in width, tips
pointed a little. White flowers, each 2.5mm in diameter, appear on a
peduncle that emerges from the bract; they bloom in
August-September. |