Bergia ammannioides

Bergia ammannioides Roxb. ex Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 219 1821. (Syn: Bergia oryzetorum Fenzl ex Zoll.; Bergia pentandra Cambess. ex Guill. & Perr.; Elatine ammannioides Wight & Arn.);

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Erect, ascending or decumbent herbs, often deep-rooted; branches usually opposite; stems terete, slightly swollen at nodes, frequently woody at base, glandular-pubescent, often purple-shaded. Leaves desussate, subsessile, elliptic, oblong or obovate-oblong, cuneate at base, shortly dentate-serrate at margin, acute at apex, 5-25 x 2-6 mm; midnerve very prominent and glandular beneath, sunken but prominent above; lateral nerves 3 or 4 pairs, alternate; stipules ovate-lanceolate or narrowly 3-angled, acuminate at apex, ca 1.5x 0.6 mm, glandular hairy at margin. Flowers ca 1 mm across, in axillary fascicles; pedicels ca 1.5 mm long, pilose. Sepals 3, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate at apex, ca 1-1.3 x ca 0.5 mm, hyaline and ciliate at margin. Petals 3, elliptic, obtuse at apex and often apiculate, as long as sepals, membranous, white or pinkish. Stamens 3, ca 1 mm long. Carpels 5, connate; ovary globose; styles 5, recurved. Capsules globose, ca 1.5 mm, with 5 longitudinal furrows, dehiscing into 5 valves at maturity; seeds numerous, minute, oblong or subcylindric, reticulate, shining, brown.

(From India Biodiversity Portal

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another small herb for id : Attachments (2). 5 posts by 3 authors.

here is another small herb unknown to me. Please help in identification.
Found today (25.12.13) in fallow field, Thane district, nr Tungareshwar WLS.
About 6 inches tall, hairy, leaves opposite decussate with serrate margins. Flowers in very tight clusters around leaf axils all along the stems. Buds reddish. Flowers open in afternoon, rosy pink, 5 petals. No milky latex. Stems terete.

Bergia ammannioides looks to be a distinct possibility. I have read the descriptions in Fl of China and Fl of Pakistan. Thanks, …! If anyone knows the plant please comment.

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It is Bergia ammanoides (Elatinaceae) only. Usually it will be available where Vahlia viscosa is available. Another species Bergia capensis is growing in paddy fields whis is succulent with bigger leaves.

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Thank you very much …

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Tiny Herb for ID : Nasik : 21APR21 : AK-12: 2 images.
A very tiny herb seen in a grassland in Nasik.

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Bergia ammannioides

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May I request you to pl. post a high resolution image.

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Adding..-1 high resolution image.

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Yes it is Bergia ammannioides

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Tiny Herb for ID : Nasik : 22APR21 : AK-13: 2 images.
Seen in a grassland in Nasik.

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Bergia ammannioides

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Since this plant is new for me, I could not guess it’s the same I had posted yesterday.

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Yes it’s,

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May I request you to pl. post high resolution images to see the details.

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Adding high resolution images.
2 high resolution images.

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Yes, appears close to images at Bergia ammannioides Roxb. ex Roth

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References:

The Plant List  Flora of China  Flora of Pakistan (… & Bergia ammannioides var. pentandra Wight, Bergia pentandra Camb. ex Guill. & Perr.)  Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal  India Biodiversity Portal  IIIM (Herbarium)  JSTOR | Global Plants