- Plants
- ›Vascular Plants
- ›flowering plants
- ›Dicots
- ›myrtles, evening primroses, and allies
- ›lythrum family
- ›Ammannia
Ammannia senegalensis
Ammannia senegalensis, also known as copper leaf ammania, is a flowering plant native to western Senegal. It often grows as a weed in rice paddies.
The stem presents opposite leaves that start out green and rather broad and, later, become more narrow and reddish in colour. The leaves especially become red under intense light. There are several varieties, of unknown status, that differ in leaf shape and colour.
From the article Ammannia senegalensis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
How it is grown
These plants prefer intense light for optimum growth. They can grow quickly in the right conditions and will grow in flooded conditions, if the water is shallow enough. They also grow very well with additional carbon dioxide added to the water. Ideal water conditions are soft and acidic, but these plants are generally hardy and adaptable in most moderate conditions. To grow well, they need a good iron micronutrient to be added to an aquarium. They can be easily propagated by pushing cuttings into the substrate.
Wikipedia: “Cultivation”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
—
geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
Drag the globe to turn it. Dots are where records exist, not a range map; darker means more records.
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Ammannia senegalensis in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 189208.