Common name: Carry Me Seed, Black catnip, Child pick-a-back, Gale of wind, Gulf leaf flower, Hurricane weed, Shatterstone, Stone breaker • Hindi: भूई आंवला Bhui aonla, जड़ आमला Jaramla, जंगली अमली Jangli amli • Manipuri: চাক্পা হৈক্রু Chakpa heikru • Marathi: भुईआवळी bhuiavali • Tamil: கீழாநெல்லி keelanelli, கீழ்காய்நெல்லி kizkaynelli • Malayalam: Kilanelli • Telugu: నేల ఉసిరి nela usiri • Bengali: ভূঈ আমলা Bhui amla • Sanskrit: bahupatra, भूम्यामलकी bhumyaamalaki
Botanical name: Phyllanthus amarus Family: Phyllanthaceae (Amla family)
Synonyms: Phyllanthus niruri
Carry Me Seed is a small herb, usually under 30 cm tall, with numerous small
oblong-elliptic or squarish leaves, glabrous, about 6-12 mm long. Yellow
flowers are very small, and hang down in beautiful array hidden below the
leaves. The flowers produce very small (2mm) fruits that burst open and the
seeds are hurled away. This characteristic has inspired many of its common
names. When the plants are picked, the feathery leaves fold in, completely
closing themselves.
Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh
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