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Sahyadri Dew-Grass

Cyanotis adscendens

Herboutdoor
Habit
Herb
Flowering
August-December

How to identify Sahyadri Dew-Grass

Identify Sahyadri Dew-Grass 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: Restricted to the Sahyadri hills.
  • Confirm flower colour: Blue.
  • In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-December.
  • Confirm it sits within the Commelinaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Sahyadri Dew-Grass.

Plant Details

Scientific name
Cyanotis adscendens
Genus
Cyanotis
Habit
Herb
Distribution
India, Sri Lanka
Flowering & fruiting
August-December

Leaf characters

Arrangement
Alternate
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Parallel venation leaf character
Venation
Parallel

Typical of the Commelinaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
Bluerecorded

Typical of the family

Inflorescence
Cyme
Fruit
Capsule

Characters marked “recorded” are for Sahyadri Dew-Grass itself; the rest are typical of the Commelinaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Sahyadri Dew-Grass

Sahyadri Dew-Grass (Cyanotis adscendens) is a herb in the Commelinaceae family. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.

Illustration representing the Commelinaceae family
Botanical family

Commelinaceae

Spiderwort Family

Sahyadri Dew-Grass belongs to the Commelinaceae family.

The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.

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