Digera arvensis Forssk. Common Name : False amaranthFamily : 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.