Samolus valerandi L.

Glabrous annual herb ; up to 15 cm tall , simple or branched above . Stems and branches erect or ascending , simple or branched , leafy , arising from a basal rosette , glabrous . Leaves forming a basal rosette , obovate , apex obtuse , margin entire , glabrous ; basal leaves alternate , fleshy , spathulate , tapering at the base into a petiole . Inflorescences solitary , in axillary and terminal racemes . Flowers white , small ; calyx cup–shaped ; sepals c . 1 . 5 mm , 5-lobbed , lobes obtuse ; petals broadly tubular , 5-lobed above ; stamens 5 , inserted at the base of the corolla–tube ; staminodes 5 , subulate , inserted in the corolla–tube between the lobes . Fruit capsule , globose ; valves strongly reflexed after dehiscence . Seeds 0 . 3–0 . 6 mm . long , ovoid , minutely granular , dark brown . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 1) .

No Data

Not Evaluated (NE)

Not Common

Anagallis aquatica Endl. ex Ledeb.
Samolus americanus Spreng.
Samolus bracteolosus Phil.
Samolus littoralis Schrank