Purple Ammannia

Purple Ammannia

Ammannia coccinea Rottb.

Rubiaceae (Madder Family)

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Purple Ammannia:

• summer annual in Lythraceae (Loosestrife Family) with opposite, linear leaves and axillary flowers
• both leaves and stems tend to turn red as plant matures
• single-stemmed to much branched, growing 6-18" tall
• found in moist, fertile crop areas, pastures