I think *Alternanthera sessilis* , it may have this kind of flower colour Tanay
On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 4:09 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear friends, > ... prostrate herb, similar to habit of other low lying / spreading > Alternanthera herbs. > ID please. > > > > Date/Time : August 24, 2010 at 2.54pm IST > Location Place : Tableland, Panchagani > Altitude : 1323 m (above mean sea level) > GPS : around 17°55'20.12"N, 73°48'17.10"E > > Habitat : tableland > Type : high-altitude, open land > > Plant > Habit : small prostrate herb > Height : just about 5 cm > Length : - not a climber - > > Leaves > Type : simple with entire margin, oppositely arranged > Shape : linear lanceolate > Size : about 15 - 40 mm x 4 - 5 mm > > Inflorescence > Type : globose heads > Size : about 4 - 6 mm dia > > Flowers > Size : perhaps, about 1 mm > Colour : yellow > Calyx : do not know > Bracts : white, red / pink at base > > Fruits > Type : do not know > Shape : do not know > Size : do not know > Seeds : do not know > > > Other Info > Fragrance : do not know > Pollinator : do not know > Uses : do not know > > > > > > Regards. -- Tanay Bose Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant Department of Botany University of British Columbia 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036
