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Aerva lanata (L.) Juss.ex Schult.
A semi erect, many branched, under shrub.
Grows up to 50 cm in height with woolly
branches arising from a woody base.
Simple, alternate, short petioled, tomentose,
and become smaller in the flowering twigs;
finely pubescent above, white woolly beneath.
Minute, sessile, greenish or creamy-white,
borne in axillary spikes, usually 3-4 together.
Utricle greenish, round or ovoid, acute,
compressed.
Kidney shaped, small and black.
Common Name : Mountain knot-grass
Family : Amaranthaceae
Weed ID Manual 9