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.