Harinapadi Kul / Shaggy Dwarf Morning-Glory
Evolvulus pilosus
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu & more
How to identify Harinapadi Kul
Identify Harinapadi Kul 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: Shaggy hairy foliage.
- Confirm leaf shape: Sagittate (arrowhead-shaped).
- Confirm flower colour: Blue.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Convolvulaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Harinapadi Kul.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Evolvulus pilosus
- Genus
- Evolvulus
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Mizoram, Puducherry, Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Delhi, Haryana, Chandigarh, Jharkhand, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep, Ladakh
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Sagittate (arrowhead-shaped)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Harinapadi Kul itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Bluerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Harinapadi Kul itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- हरिणपदी कुल harinapadi kul
- Telugu
- కన్వాల్వులేసి
- Kannada
- ಗೆಣಸಿನ ಕುಟುಂಬ
- Malayalam
- കോൺവോൾവുലേസിയേ
About Harinapadi Kul
Shaggy Dwarf Morning-Glory (Evolvulus pilosus) belongs to the Convolvulaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and 33 other states.
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Harinapadi Kul belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
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