Amaranthaceae · Aerva

Nuriya / Climbing Wool-Plant

Aerva sanguinolenta

UndershruboutdoorMedicinal
Habit
Undershrub
Found in India
Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh & more
Flowering
August-November

Plant Details

Scientific name
Aerva sanguinolenta
Genus
Aerva
Habitat
Moist deciduous forests and plains
Habitat type
Forest
Distribution
Tropical Asia, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, China, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan
Found in India
Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir
Flowering & fruiting
August-November
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf shape
Simple oval/lance-shapedrecorded

Typical of the family

Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Nuriya itself; the rest are typical of the Amaranthaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower arrangement
Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem)recorded

Typical of the family

Inflorescence
Spike
Fruit
Achene

Characters marked “recorded” are for Nuriya itself; the rest are typical of the Amaranthaceae family — flowering plants only.

Local Names

Assamese
অষ্টমা বৈদ্য Astama Baidya, বিশল্যকৰণী Bishalyakarani
Bengali
নুরিয়া Nuriya
Garo
Phul-Anchi
Gujarati
કરાડીયા Karadiya, વેલારો Velaro
Haryanvi
बुई Bui
Hindi
नुरिया Nuriya, सफेद फुलीया Sufed Phulia
Kachchhi
બૂરજી વલ Boorji Val, ગોરખ વલ Gorakh Val
Kannada
ದೊಡ್ಡ ಹಿಂಡಿ ಗಿಡ Dodda Hindi Gida, ನೆಲ ಹಿಂಡಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು Nela Hindi Soppu
Konkani
व्हडलो तांडलो Vhadlo Tandlo
Malayalam
വള്ളിചെറൂള Vallicheroola
Marathi
कापूरलता Kapurlata
Nepali
अईतिनबोट Aitinbot
Odia
ବଡ ଚାଉଳଧୁଆ Bada Chauladhua, ନରିୟା Nariya
Punjabi
ਬੂਈ Bui
Rabha
Lalpata
Tamil
காட்டுப்பூளை Kattu-P-Pulai
Telugu
పురిటి తీగె Purititige, తెలగ పిండి Thelaga Pindi

About Nuriya

Climbing Wool-Plant (Aerva sanguinolenta) is a low shrub in the Amaranthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and 1 other states. It grows in moist deciduous forests and plains. Flowering and fruiting run from August to November.

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Botanical family

Amaranthaceae

Amaranth family

Nuriya belongs to the Amaranthaceae family.

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