Freshwater
Ammania sengalensis
Ammannia senegalensis
Lythraceae
Facts
Care
We have no care for this plant yet. If you know how it thrives, you can suggest it.
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo - Kinshasa, and 20 more countries.
Introduced to Greece and India.
More about the species
About the species
Ammannia senegalensis, also known as copper leaf ammania, is a flowering plant native to western Senegal. It often grows as a weed in rice paddies. The stem presents opposite leaves that start out green and rather broad and, later, become more narrow and reddish in colour. The leaves especially become red under intense light. There are several varieties, of unknown status, that differ in leaf shape and colour. The flowers are inconspicuous, growing from the leaf axils of emersed plants.
Other names
In other languages
- Red Ammannia
Articles
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