Kapok bush

Family: Amaranthaceae
Scientific name: Aerva javanica
Description: Plant Form: Upright perennial herb or shrub. Size: Up to 1.6 m tall. Stem: Upright, rounded with slight ridges running lengthwise. Densely covered in whitish or occasionally yellowish hairs. Leaves: Variable, narrow to almost round. Greenish, covered in whitish hairs, with a thicker covering on the underside. Flowers: Whitish, in elongated clusters up to 10 cm long. With thick covering of white woolly hairs. Fruit and Seeds: Very small, rounded, capsule-like and up to 1.5 mm long. Containing a single seed. Habitat: Arid areas, wasteland, drainage lines, sandy soils. Weed Status: Other Weed Weed Type: Environmental Lifeform: Herbaceous

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