Gomphrena decumbens Jacq.

Common Name : Prostrate globe-amaranth
Family : Acanthaceae

HABIT

AN ANNUAL OR PERENNIAL, PROSTRATE OR DECUMBENT HERB.

STEMS

CLOTHED WITH WHITE, SHAGGY HAIRS.

LEAVES

SUBSESSILE, 1.5-5 X 0.5-1.5 CM, SPATHULATE OR OBLONG-LANCEOLATE, ACUTE, ENTIRE.

FLOWERS

WHITE IN SESSILE, TERMINAL, SUBGLOBOSE HEADS OR SPIKES, UP TO 4 CM LONG, PILOSE ON THE BACK.

SEEDS

1.5 X 1 MM, BLACK, SHINING.