Diverse-Leaved Marshweed
Limnophila heterophylla
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa & more
- Flowering
- August-November
How to identify Diverse-Leaved Marshweed
Identify Diverse-Leaved Marshweed 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: Leaves variable in shape underwater vs. above water.
- Confirm flower colour: Blue/purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Telangana.
- Confirm it sits within the Scrophulariaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Diverse-Leaved Marshweed.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Limnophila heterophylla
- Genus
- Limnophila
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Near streams and in stagnant water
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Taiwan, China, Malesia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Telangana
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-November
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Blue/purplerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Diverse-Leaved Marshweed itself; the rest are typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Diverse-Leaved Marshweed
A member of the Scrophulariaceae family, Diverse-leaved Marshweed (Limnophila heterophylla) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa and 1 other states. It grows in near streams and in stagnant water. Flowering and fruiting run from August to November.
Scrophulariaceae
Figwort family
Diverse-Leaved Marshweed belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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