Alternanthera bettzickiana (Regol.) Voss.
Common Name : Red calico plant
Family : Amaranthaceae

HABIT |
PERENNIAL HERB, 20-50
CM TALL. |
STEMS |
ERECT OR CREEPING, MUCH
BRANCHED, APICAL PART QUADRANGULAR, BASAL PART CYLINDRIC, HAIRY AT APEX AND
NODES. |
LEAVES |
GREEN OR RED, OR TINGED RED
OR YELLOW, OBLONG, OBLONG-OVATE, OR SPATULATE, HAIRY WHEN YOUNG, GLABRESCENT,
BASE ACUMINATE, MARGIN UNDULATE, APEX ACUTE OR OBTUSE, WITH A MUCRO. |
FLOWERS |
HEADS 2-5, TERMINAL OR
AXILLARY, 5-10 MM, SESSILE. |
FRUITS |
INFRUCTESCENCE VERY
MUCH LIKE THE INFLORESCENCE, I.E. CONSISTING OF TIGHTLY PACKED BRACTS INTERSPERSED
WITH PALE HAIRS. INDIVIDUAL FRUITS |
SEEDS |
DISCOID, ABOUT 1 MM DIAMETER,
TESTA BROWN. |