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.