Common Name: Creeping blepharis. Tamil Name: Naalilai, Kooravaal Chedi. Creeping Blepharis is herb commonly seen in forest fringes and road sides of Tamilnadu. Leaves are node arranged in a whorled manner and at each there are about four sessile unequal sized leaves. It is a perennial herb. The leaves are abovate in shape, leaf apex … Read More “Blepharis madraspatenis (Acanthaceae- Acanthus family)” »
Common Name: Arrow leaf morning glory. Tamil Name: Mutiyar-kuntal Trailing herb found in fallow lands and forest edges. The often seen to march in straight lines. The leaves are arrow shaped; leaf base is auricled, the leaf apex is acute, mucronate. Flowers are tubular and yellow in color; the center portion of the flower is … Read More “Xenostegia tridentata (convolvulaceae- Morning glory family)” »
Common Name: Two leaf Zornia. Tamil Name: Arundhalai otti. Z. diphylla is a slender spreading herb often found in fallow lands and grasslands. The leaves are arranged 2 foliate. The leaf shape is linear to lance shaped and have a pointed tip. Leaf margin is ciliated. Flowers are in the form of racemes in leaf … Read More “Zornia diphylla (Fabaceae- Pea family)” »
Common Name: Golden Daisy. Tamil Name: Mukkuttipoo V. Indica is an annual herb often seen in forest fringes and waste lands in Peninsular India. It grows to a height of about a meter; the stem is terete, grooved and rusty in color. The simple leaves are arranged in alternate manner. The leaves are elliptic-ovate in … Read More “Vicoa Indica (Asteraceae- Sunflower family)” »
Common Name: Narrow Leaf Blepharis. Tamil Name: Elumbotti. B. Integrifolia is a much branched herb often forming small mats on floor. The plant is covered with soft white hairs the stem is terete in shape. The leaves are simple and arrangement is verticillate with 4 leaves at each node. The sessile leaves are obovate, margin … Read More “Blepharis Integrifolia (Acanthaceae- Acanthus family)” »
