Euphorbia hirta L.
Common Name : Asthma herb
Family : Euphorbiaceae
HABIT |
AN ERECT OR PROCUMBENT ANNUAL HERB, 15-50 CM HIGH. |
STEMS |
DENSELY CLOTHED WITH YELLOW
HAIRS; BRANCHES OFTEN 4-ANGLED. |
LEAVES |
OPPOSITE, 1.3-3.8 CM LONG AND 0.6-1.6 CM WIDE, OBLIQUELY
ELLIPTIC, APEX ACUTE, BASE USUALLY UNEQUAL-SIDED, MARGINS SERRULATE OR
DENTATE, HAIRY, DARK GREEN ABOVE AND PALE BENEATH. |
FLOWERS |
NUMEROUS, LESS THAN 1.3 MM
LONG, CROWDED IN SMALL, GLOBOSE, GREENISH-YELLOW AXILLARY CYMES. |
FRUITS |
CAPSULES MINUTE, 1.25 MM IN
DIAMETER, TRIGONOUS, APPRESSED HAIRY. |
SEEDS |
ANGULAR, 0.8 MM LONG, LIGHT
REDDISH-BROWN. |