Family: Amaranthaceae
Synonym: Achyranthes ficoidea (L.) Lam., Alternanthera polygonoides var. ficoidea (L.) M.Gómez
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Moist open places
Distribution: Tropical America, Introduced in India
Flowering and Fruiting: August
Key identification features: Sanguinarea is a perennial herb, native to South America, and now naturalized in India. Stems are prostrate or erect, moderately branched, hairless below, generally hairy above and in leaf-axils. Leaves are inverted-lancelike or narrowly elliptic. Round or short-cylindrical flower heads lie stalkless in leaf axils
Uses: Edible, Diuretic, anti-pyretic, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and anti- diarrheal agent
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