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Ornamental - It is used as an ornamental plant in gardens. Medicine - Has been used in traditional medicine for its anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties. Eco-Restoration - It can be used in landscaping and as a soil stabilizer.
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan
Thrives in grain fields, hillside meadows, river banks, shaded moist areas.
It is short-lived annual herb reaching a height of 15-30 cm.
Stem is slender, densely packed, with multiple branches. These branches can be upright or lie flat on the ground (prostrate). They are covered in short, stiff hairs.
Leaves are elliptical or narrowly elliptical in shape, measuring 1-2.5 cm long. The upper surface has sparse, short, stiff hairs. The base is broad and wedge-shaped, and the tip is blunt with a small point.
Fruit is small, gray nut (nutlets) with an oval-kidney shape. They have a longitudinally elliptical opening (aperture).
Flowering and Fruiting: February-October.