Common Name: Pinto peanut Pinto peanut is a native of Brazil, it is a perennial legume and used as a forage and ground cover plant. Pinto peanut is also referred to as wild peanut. It is basically a prostrate plant; sometimes seen growing to a height of about 20 cm. The plant is grown in … Read More “Arachis pintoi (Fabaceae- Pea family)” »
Common name: Diffuse hogweed. Tamil name: Kodaiminnai Diffuse hogweed is a sub-shrub, perennial often found on road-sides and forest edges of Tamilnadu. The plant grows to a height of about 1 meter and has attractive pink flowers; the stem is greenish with some purple patches. The leaves are simple and arranged in an opposite manner. … Read More “Commicarpus chinensis (Nyctaginaceae- Bougainvillea family)” »
Common Name: Indian borage. Tamil Name: Kulittaitumpai. Indian borage is a common plant seen in fallow-lands, road-sides and forest edges in Tamilnadu. The plant stem is reddish in color and covered with white hairs (hispid). The flowers are attractive, white in color with a shade of blue; the flowers always open face down. The upper … Read More “Trichodesma indicum (Boraginaceae- Forget-me-not-family)” »
Common Name: Bell weed. Tamil Name: Pottakanchi Bell weed is a prostrate plant often seen on road-sides and forest edges in Tamilnadu. The flowers are attractive and appear in whitish-violet color. The leaves are simple and arranged oppositely many times seen whorled. The stem is green in color, ribbed and the plant is spreads on … Read More “Ruellia prostrata (Acanthaceae- Acanthus family)” »
Common Name: Wild spider flower, Cat whiskers. Tamil Name: Nal velai Cat whiskers is a very common annual seen on road-sides and fallow lands in Tamilnadu. It grows to a height of about 2 feet and has a stinky smell. The leaves are edible but not commonly consumed. The entire plant is slightly hairy and … Read More “Cleome gynandra (Cleomaceae- Spider flower family)” »
