Lal Chirchita / Small Prickly Chaff-Flower Plant
Cyathula prostrata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- September-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cyathula prostrata
- Genus
- Cyathula
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Assam
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
Typical of the Amaranthaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Amaranthaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- लाल चिरचिटा lal chirchita
- Kannada
- ನೆಲ ಉತ್ತರಾಣಿ nela uttharaani, ರಕ್ತಪಮರ್ಗ raktapamarga
- Malayalam
- ചെറുകടലാടി cerukadalaadi, ചെറുകടലാടി
- Marathi
- भुईअघाडा bhuiaghaada
About Lal Chirchita
Small Prickly Chaff-Flower Plant (Cyathula prostrata) is a herb belonging to the Amaranthaceae family (Amaranth family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple leaves, spike/panicle flower clusters, utricle/achene fruit. It is typically found in moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests. It occurs across Pantropical. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during September-April. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Amaranthaceae
Amaranth family
Lal Chirchita belongs to the Amaranthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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