Biology:Ammannia gracilis

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Short description: Species of aquatic plant

Ammannia gracilis
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Lythraceae
Genus: Ammannia
Species:
A. gracilis
Binomial name
Ammannia gracilis
Guill. & Perr.

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

  1. Ammannia gracilis. JSTOR Global Plants.

Wikidata ☰ Q1504001 entry