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, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Puducherry, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“Leaves : Opposite, rhomboid, acute at both ends, thinly pubescent;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- Simple oval/lance-shapedrecorded
- Leaf surface
- PubescentrecordedCovered in short, soft hairs.“Leaves : Opposite, rhomboid, acute at both ends, thinly pubescent;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Lal Chirchita itself; the rest are typical of the Amaranthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower arrangement
- SpikerecordedFlowers arranged directly on a central stem without individual stalks.“Inflorescence : Spike terminal, slender, solitary or in group of three.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- AchenerecordedA small, dry, single-seeded fruit that does not split open.“Fruits : Achenes, obovoid, compressed, golden brown.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Lal Chirchita itself; the rest are typical of the Amaranthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- लाल चिरचिटा lal chirchita
- Kannada
- ನೆಲ ಉತ್ತರಾಣಿ nela uttharaani, ರಕ್ತಪಮರ್ಗ raktapamarga
- Malayalam
- ചെറുകടലാടി cerukadalaadi, ചെറുകടലാടി
- Marathi
- भुईअघाडा bhuiaghaada
About Lal Chirchita
A member of the Amaranthaceae family, Small prickly chaff-flower plant (Cyathula prostrata) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 9 other states. It grows in moist deciduous and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to April.
Amaranthaceae
Amaranth family
Lal Chirchita belongs to the Amaranthaceae family.
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