Annual herb ; up to 30 cm high , with a thick vertical root . Stems prostrate to decumbent , profusely branched , with stellate and simple hairs . Leaves orbicular in outline , ± 2 cm across , lobed with 3-5 deep lobes , then each lobe further 3-5-lobed with shallow lobes . Inflorescences 1-2 , in the leaf axils , subsessile ; pedicel sometimes slightly enlarging in fruit . Flowers white ; epicalyx of 8-10 linear segments , connate below ; calyx 4-5 mm , enlarging in fruit , stellate-hairy ; corolla longer than calyx by half ; staminal tube hairy at the base . Fruit schizocarp , 5-6 mm in diameter , globose , flattened at the top , enclosed in the calyx , composed of 8 to 10 mericarps . Seeds 1 mm across , brown , glabrous . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 1) .
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Not Evaluated (NE)
Not Common
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Althaea ludwigii L.
Axolopha ludwigii (L.) Alef.
Dinacrusa ludwigii (L.) G.Krebs
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Ludwig's Marshmallow
Not used traditionally.
*Ghazanfar, S. (2003). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.1: Piperaceae – Primulaceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 25). ISBN 90-72619-55-2 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *http://www.flowersofindia.net *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
