A sprawling, prostrate, weak-stemmed annual herb. It has many branches and roots at the joints. Leaves are pale green in well-spaced, opposite pairs. They are rounded, 1.5 to 2 cm across and on short slender stalks. The flowers are small, about 5 mm across and in open clusters on stalks at the ends of the branches. Petals are white and have two lobes. Fruit are dry and papery and about 2 mm long with small rounded, black seeds.
Tropical Chickweed is widespread and common, favouring moist situations. It is found in sheltered areas such as under trees and near buildings on the margins of cane fields. |