✿Acanthaceae · Hygrophila
Sarpat / Marsh Carpet
Hygrophila serpyllum
HerboutdoorMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering
- December-May
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.
Botanical family
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Sarpat belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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