Phyllanthaceae
Carry me seed
Phyllanthus amarus
- Family
- Phyllanthaceae
- Genus
- Phyllanthus
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 小返魂, 月下珠, 珠子草, 苦味叶下珠, 苦味叶下珠‘（珠子f), 霸贝菜, 三亚叶下珠
- English
- Carry me seed
- French
- Ambanivoa, Phyllantus amarus
- tcy
- ನೆಲನೆಲ್ಲಿ
- Vietnamese
- Chó đẻ thân xanh
Synonyms
- Diasperus nanus (Hook.f.) Kuntze
- Phyllanthus amarus subsp. amarus
- Phyllanthus amarus subsp. sanyaensis P.T.Li & Y.T.Zhu
- Phyllanthus amarus var. baronianus Leandri
- Phyllanthus nanus Hook.f.
- Phyllanthus niruri var. amarus (Schumach. & Thonn.) Leandri
- Phyllanthus niruri var. baronianus (Leandri) Leandri
- Phyllanthus niruri var. scabrellus (Webb) Müll.Arg.
- Phyllanthus niruroides var. madagascariensis Leandri
- Phyllanthus scabrellus Webb
- Phyllanthus swartzii Kostel.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Navassa Island: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sengai Podhuvan, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sailesh, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Abdul Hanif Arromy, CC BY 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.