Water-Fire
Bergia ammannioides
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- August-April
How to identify Water-Fire
Identify Water-Fire by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Elatinaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Water-Fire.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Bergia ammannioides
- Genus
- Bergia
- Family
- Elatinaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- River beds, fallow fields, low-lying areas and coastal sandy wetlands
- Distribution
- India, Tropical Africa, Afghanistan, Persia, Tropical Asia, Sri Lanka to South China, Formosa and Australia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Punjab, Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Flower & fruit characters
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
Typical of the Elatinaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Water-Fire
A member of the Elatinaceae family, Water-Fire (Bergia ammannioides) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and 9 other states. It grows in river beds, fallow fields, low-lying areas and coastal sandy wetlands. Flowering and fruiting run from August to April.
Elatinaceae
Waterwort Family
Water-Fire belongs to the Elatinaceae family.
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