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Sessile joyweed |
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| Vernacular name | Kantevali santhi, phulani | |
| Scientific name | Alternathera sessile (L.) R. Br. | |
| Family | Amaranthaceae | |
| Season | Kharif | |
| Description | ||
| Plant | Diffuse or prostate herb | |
| Leaves | Opposite, elliptic to lanceolate, glbrous | Photo Gallery |
| Flower | Minute, white in axillary vapitate clusters, utricle cordiform, strongly compressed |   |
| Fruit/ seed | Orbicular, seed-lenticular, ovate, smooth shiny, orange or dark brown to black | |
| Habitat and distribution | Moist and fertile soils | |
| Flowering and fruiting | Year round | |
| Associated with | Upland crops | |
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