About Brittle False Pimpernel
Torenia crustacea, commonly known as the Malaysian false pimpernel or brittle false pimpernel, is a species of annual or short-lived perennial flowering plant in the family Linderniaceae. Native to Asia, it has become widely distributed throughout tropical and subtropical regions worldwide and is considered a minor weed in rice paddies and other agricultural areas.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Lindernia crustacea
- Genus
- Lindernia
- Family
- SCROPHULARIACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Marshy areas in moist deciduous forests and wastelands
- Native to
- Tropical Asia, Australia
- Distribution
- Tropical & sub-Tropical Asia, India, Australia, Polynesia, Tropical Africa and America
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-January
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- ചെറുകാക്കപ്പൂ
Botanical family
Scrophulariaceae
Figwort family
Brittle False Pimpernel belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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