Common name: Rough buttonweed. Rough buttonweed is native to Central America and is an annual. It is mostly a prostrate plant forming mats on floor. Although some parts of the plant may be growing upright. The stem is reddish , square in cross section with scattered long white hairs. The simple sessile leafs are arranged … Read More “Hexasepalum teres -Rubiaceae (Coffee family)” »
Common name: Spinous Kino tree. Tamil Name: Ceemmaram, Malai-venkati Spinos kino tree is a deciduous tree with pale grey bark which grows to around 20 meters in height. In young trees we can see horizontal spines on the trunk: absent in mature trees. This tree has a straight trunk and branches tend to droop down … Read More “Bridelia retusa- Phyllanthaceae (Amla family)” »
Common name: Rushlike dopartrium. Rushlike Dopartrium is a small semiaquatic herb which grows to around 10-15 cm in height. It can survive in semi-submerged conditions. Locally found in abandoned paddy fields and such marshy areas. The plant looks delicate, succulent, glabrous. The plant is upright with few branching below. The leaf size decreases towards the … Read More “Dopartrium junceum- Scropholariaceae (Plantain family)” »
Common name: Mountain knot grass. Tamil name: Ciru-pulvai, Ulinai. Moutain knot grass is a woody herb/sub-shrub abundantly seen in dry fallow lands and road-sides of Tamilnadu. It is a strongly rooted plant with spreading tendency but can go upright to around 2 feet in height. The plant is covered with soft wooly white hairs which … Read More “Ouret lanata – Amaranthaceae- (Amaranth family)” »
Common name: Showy spider flower Showy spider flower is native to tropical America, probably introduced into India as an ornamental plant. It is an annual that grows to around 3 feet in height. The plant grows upright with little branching. The flowers are attractive and come various shades of pink/ or white. The leafs are … Read More “Cleome speciosa – Cleomaceae (Spider flower family)” »
