About Burmannia capitata (Walter ex J.F.Gmel.) Mart.
Burmannia capitata (Walter ex J.F.Gmel.) Mart. is a species of plant that is widespread across the West Indies and much of Latin America. It grows in wet habitats at elevations below 100 m. Confirmed locations where this species has been found include Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, southern Mexico (specifically the states of Campeche, Chiapas, Veracruz, and Tabasco), Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Suriname, Venezuela, and the United States (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Puerto Rico, Texas, and Oklahoma).
Burmannia capitata is an annual herb that grows to a maximum height of 35 cm. It produces 0 to 3 basal leaves, plus several cauline (stem-attached) leaves. All leaves are lanceolate in shape and reach up to 8 mm in length. Its inflorescence is a small cyme that often resembles a head, and can hold up to 25 flowers. The flowers are 3-ribbed or slightly 3-winged, white in color, and approximately 1 mm in diameter.
