Woodrose
Argyreia bracteata
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- July-April
How to identify Woodrose
Identify Woodrose by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climbing shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Cordate (heart-shaped).
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Convolvulaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Woodrose.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Argyreia bracteata
- Genus
- Argyreia
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Cordate (heart-shaped)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Woodrose itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Woodrose itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Woodrose
A member of the Convolvulaceae family, Woodrose (Argyreia bracteata) is a climbing shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Flowering and fruiting run from July to April.
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Woodrose belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
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