Digera arvensis Forssk.

Common Name : False amaranth
Family : Amaranthaceae

HABIT

AN ANNUAL HERB, 30-60 CM HIGH.

STEMS

WITH SPREADING BRANCHES.

LEAVES

VARIABLE, 2-7.5 CM LONG AND 1.3-4.5 CM WIDE, OVATE OR ELLIPTIC, ACUTE OR ROUNDED AT THE APEX, SOMETIMES WITH REDDISH MARGINS, GLABROUS.

FLOWERS

FLOWERS PINK, BORNE IN THREES IN LAX, AXILLARY, PEDUNCULATE SPIKES, 2.5-12.5 CM LONG.

FRUITS

GLOBOSE, APPROXIMATELY 0.3 CM IN DIAMETER.

SEEDS

YELLOWISH-BROWN.