Chamberbitter

(Phyllanthus urinaria)

Characteristics

Seedling	Leaves and Flowers	Fruit

Growing habits: Erect, spreading or procumbent annual herb, single or sparsely branching stem

Root anatomy: Fibrous roots from a long taproot

Leaf anatomy: Alternate leaf arrangement, appear pinnately compound but are simple oblong/lanceolate leaves coming off of side branches

Reproduction: Monoecious plants, male flowers in groups on distal nodes, female flowers on proximal nodes; produce green-yellow capsule fruits on underside of branches

^{References: Weeds of the South by Charles T. Bryson and Michael S. DeFelice}