Sarpat / Marsh Carpet
Hygrophila serpyllum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering
- December-May
How to identify Sarpat
Identify Sarpat 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.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Blue.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Sarpat.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hygrophila serpyllum
- Genus
- Hygrophila
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- In moist places
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sarpat itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Bluerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sarpat itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- सरपत sarpat
- Marathi
- रान तेवण
About Sarpat
A member of the Acanthaceae family, Marsh Carpet (Hygrophila serpyllum) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. It grows in in moist places. Flowering and fruiting run from December to May.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Sarpat belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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