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Chamberbitter (Niruri, Gripeweed, Leafflower)
Scientific Name - Phyllanthus urinaria L.
Family - Euphorbiaceae
Small erect summer annual with angled or grooved stems. Leaves thin, smooth-margined, oblong, arranged in two rows on the branchlets. Flowers inconspicuous. Fruit green, warty, without a stalk, singly attached to underside of branch. Reproduces by seed. Found in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Texas. Native to Asia. Found throughout the tropics.

      

 

 

 

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