Hermbstaedtia

Description

Hermbstaedtia is a genus of amaranth plants . Hermbstaedtia is included in the family of amaranth plants . Annual or perennial herbs. Leaves alternate. Flowers in spikes or heads. Modified sterile flowers 0; all flowers fertile. Perianth segments 5, equal or ± so. Stamens 5, the filaments fused for at least half their length. Ovary with numerous ovules; stigmas 2-3. Capsule circumscissile. Seeds black, flattened, shiny.