Aerva leucura
On an eroded slope near Voi, Kenya, Africa. 28 May 2017.
FLOWERS: The flowers are small and papery and are arranged in numerous, short, tightly-packed spikes.
Th bracts and stems are silvery white due to abundant woolly hairs.
LEAVES: Alternate to opposite leaves are elliptic. The newer growth, leaves and stems,
are whitish with scaly hairs.
RANGE: This plant is native to much of Africa.
SUBSHRUB: Slightly woody at base with several to many branches reaching 1.5 meters tall.
FRUIT: Small capsules with one seed in each.
UNARMED.
