Bergia capensis L.
Common Name : Cape ash
Family : Elatinaceae
HABIT |
HERBS ANNUAL, 15-30 CM TALL. |
STEMS |
PROSTRATE AND ROOTING IN
LOWER PART, TERETE, SLIGHTLY FLESHY, GLABROUS; BRANCHES ERECT. |
LEAVES |
LEAF BLADE ELLIPTIC-LANCEOLATE, OBOVATELANCEOLATE, OR OBOVATE,
1-4 × 0.2-1 CM, PAPERY, BASE ACUMINATE, MARGIN MINUTELY SERRULATE OR
SUBENTIRE, APEX ACUTE OR ATTENUATE. |
FLOWERS |
FLOWERS ARRANGED INTO SMALL,
AXILLARY CYMES, SUBSESSILE OR WITH SHORT PEDICEL 1-5 MM, VERY SMALL, PINK. |
FRUITS |
CAPSULE SUBGLOBOSE, 1.8 MM IN
DIAMETER, LONGITUDINALLY 5-GROOVED, 5-SEPTICIDAL. |
SEEDS |
OBLONG, MINUTE, ANGULAR OR TRANSVERSELY STRIATE. |