Biology:Ammannia gracilis
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Short description: Species of aquatic plant
Ammannia gracilis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Lythraceae |
Genus: | Ammannia |
Species: | A. gracilis
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Binomial name | |
Ammannia gracilis Guill. & Perr.
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Ammannia gracilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Lythraceae. It is native to Africa.
This aquatic plant has a branching, prostrate stem that roots at the nodes. The blunt-tipped, lance-shaped leaves are roughly a centimeter long. The small flowers have four purple petals and either 4 or 8 stamens. The flowers occur in small clusters.[1]
References
- ↑ Ammannia gracilis. JSTOR Global Plants.
Wikidata ☰ Q1504001 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammannia gracilis.
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