Chrozophora prostrata
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- India
- Flowering
- July-May
How to identify Chrozophora prostrata
Identify Chrozophora prostrata 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.
- Confirm leaf margin: Entire (smooth edge).
- Confirm leaf surface: Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-May.
- Confirm it sits within the Euphorbiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Chrozophora prostrata.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Chrozophora prostrata
- Genus
- Chrozophora
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- Entire (smooth edge)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chrozophora prostrata itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chrozophora prostrata itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Chrozophora prostrata
Chrozophora prostrata is a herb in the Euphorbiaceae family. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting run from July to May.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Chrozophora prostrata belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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