HYPP-A Unité de Malherbologie & Agronomie
Weed Science & Agronomy
INRA-Dijon

Bayer Code : ammco

Scientific name: Ammannia coccinea Rottboll

Synonym(s) of Sc. name:

Classification: Lythraceae, Dicotyledonous

Common name: purple ammania

Synonym(s) of Common name:

Name per country : FR : ammannia ecarlate ; IT : ammania arrossata ; PT : carapau ; EN : purple ammania ;

Biological type: Annual

Seedling snapshot Seedling:

- Cotyledons elliptical-oblong, glabrous.

- Leaves entire, opposite, linear or oblong, sessile and univeined.

Adult plant snapshotAdult plant snapshotAdult plant snapshot Adult plant:

- Stem erect.

- Leaves opposite, linear or oblong, auriculate-cordate at the base, generally much longer than the internodes, sessile. One prominent vein.

- Flowers red-purple, in condensed cyme within node of leaves, almost sessile. Petals of 2.5mm.

- Fruits : pyxis.

- Biological type : annual

Ecological profile: Spain   Present     France  Present     Portugal  Présent

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