Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia serpens Kunth.
English name: Serpent Spurge.
Local name: Kheer wal, Maamecho.
Description:
A prostrate and completely glabrous annual, much branched spreading herb
generally rooting at nodes. Leaves smooth opposite, lamina rounded typically with
shallow notch at apex and sub-cordate base, attached with sort petiole, margin
entire. Cyathia arise form the node.
Flowering Period:
September to May.
Habitat:
Most frequently on moist soil in cultivated fields.
Distribution:
Native to South America, but now widespread in tropical
and subtropical parts of the world.
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