Fluffy Cat Ears
Cyanotis fasciculata
Also known as Nilwanti
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- August-January
How to identify Fluffy Cat Ears
Identify Fluffy Cat Ears 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: Flowers in dense fluffy bundles.
- Confirm flower colour: Blue.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Commelinaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Fluffy Cat Ears.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cyanotis fasciculata
- Genus
- Cyanotis
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- On wet rocks of Evergreen forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Eastern Himalayas, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-January
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
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
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Fluffy Cat Ears itself; the rest are typical of the Commelinaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- नीलवंती
About Fluffy Cat Ears
A member of the Commelinaceae family, Fluffy Cat Ears (Cyanotis fasciculata) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka and 4 other states. It grows in on wet rocks of Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to January.
Commelinaceae
Spiderwort Family
Fluffy Cat Ears belongs to the Commelinaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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