Ammannia auriculata Willd.

A slender , erect , annual herb ; up to 40 cm tall . Stems erect to decumbent , slightly woody towards the base , branched , 4-angled to almost winged , glabrous or sometimes minutely scabrous . Leaves opposite , 7-30 x 3-8 mm , lanceolate to elliptic or linear-lanceolate or linear-oblong , apex acute , base cordate to auriculate , margins entire , 1-nerved ; leaves reducing in size upwards . Inflorescences in congested pedunculate axillary cymes , peduncle 2-10 mm ; pedicels 2-3 mm , filiform . Flowers pink ; hypanthium cup-shaped , ± 2 mm , including calyx-lobes ; lobes triangular , acuminate , puberulent ; sinus horns distinct in bud ; petals obovate , minute , ± 0 . 5 mm , pinky-white ; stamens 4-8 ; ovary globose , 1 . 5-2 mm in diameter ; style equalling the stamens . Fruit capsule , ± 2 . 5 mm in diameter , globose , papery , translucent , reddish brown , dehiscing irregularly , exceeding the calyx lobes . Seeds c . 0 . 4 mm long , yellowish brown , concave-convex . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 2) .

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Least Concern (LC) - Global Assessment

Not Common

Ammannia senegalensis var. auriculata (Willd.) Hiern