Common Name: Squirrel tail. Tamil Name: Velimunkil Squirrel tail is an erect sub-shrub and grows to a height of about 1.5 meters. It is a native of India, and found commonly in Coimbatore road-sides. The branching nodes are swollen and bend (knee bend type) and have some blackish markings. The stem of the plant is … Read More “Justicia betonica (Acanthaceae- acanthus family)” »
Common Name: Panicled fold wing. Tamil Name. Kara-k-kanciram Panicled fold wing is an erect herb that grows to a height of about 3 feet and is commonly seen in fallow-lands and road-sides in Tamilnadu. The plant is much branched can spread across to two meters. The stem is six angled and has some white hairs … Read More “Dicliptera paniculata (Acanthacae- Acanthus family)” »
Common Name: Mexican poppy. Tamil Name: Piramathanda, Kudiyotti Mexican poppy is a native of Central American region naturalized in India. It grows to a height of about 2.5 feet and is an annual. The entire plant is hairless but extremely prickly. The leaves are sessile and pinnatified and measure about 15 cm in length. The … Read More “Argemone Mexicana (Papaveraceae- poppy family)” »
Common Name: Coffee senna. Tamil Name: Kattuttakarai, Narattantakarai. Coffee senna is a pan tropical plant of American origin naturalized in India. It is an annual can grow to about 2 feet and often seen on road-sides in Coimbatore city. The leaves are alternately arranged and bipinnate and paripinnate. The leaflets number around 5-7 pairs and … Read More “Senna occidentalis (Caesalpiniaceae- Gulmohar family)” »
Common Name: Creeping flox glove, Ganges primrose. Tamil Name: Miti-kirai Ganges primrose is a weak stemmed much spreading perennial shrub with wide distribution all over Indian sub-continent. The stem is rectangular in cross section and they spread around out to over a meter square on ground. The plant can grow erect to around two foot … Read More “Asystasia gangetica (Acanthaceae- Acanthus family)” »
