Devendra's Canscora
Canscora stricta
- Habit
- Herb
- Flowering
- August-October
How to identify Devendra's Canscora
Identify Devendra's Canscora 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.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Strictly erect upright habit.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-October.
- Confirm it sits within the Gentianaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Devendra's Canscora.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Canscora stricta
- Genus
- Canscora
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
Typical of the Gentianaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Devendra's Canscora itself; the rest are typical of the Gentianaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Devendra's Canscora
A member of the Gentianaceae family, Devendra's Canscora (Canscora stricta) is a herb. Flowering and fruiting run from August to October.
Gentianaceae
Gentian family
Devendra's Canscora belongs to the Gentianaceae family.
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