Lythraceae

Manyflower redstem

Ammannia multiflora Roxb.

Family: Lythraceae
Genus: Ammannia

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 多花水苋, 多花水莧菜, 多花水苋菜
English: Manyflower redstem
Malagasy: Bongonimbary, Rongombary, Rongonimbary, Taboronjazalahy, Tamboronjazalahy

Synonyms

Ammannia australasica F.Muell.
Ammannia japonica Miq.
Ammannia madagascariensis Boivin ex Tul.
Ammannia microcarpa DC.
Ammannia multiflora f. decipiens Koehne
Ammannia multiflora f. ramosissima Koehne
Ammannia multiflora var. parviflora (DC.) Koehne
Ammannia parviflora DC.
Ammannia senegalensis var. multiflora Hiern

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Pacific Basin: introduced

Photos

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Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Kevin Thiele from Perth, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: MargaretRDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.