Brittle False Pimpernel
Lindernia crustacea
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Karnataka, Uttarakhand & more
- Flowering
- July-January
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
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya, Sikkim
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-January
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“The leaves are opposite, simple, and ovate to broadly triangular, measuring 1–2 centimetres (0.39–0.79 in) long and 0.5–1.1 centimetres (0.20–0.43 in) wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.“The leaves are opposite, simple, and ovate to broadly triangular, measuring 1–2 centimetres (0.39–0.79 in) long and 0.5–1.1 centimetres (0.20–0.43 in) wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“The leaves are opposite, simple, and ovate to broadly triangular, measuring 1–2 centimetres (0.39–0.79 in) long and 0.5–1.1 centimetres (0.20–0.43 in) wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“They have short petioles up to 8 millimetres (0.31 in) long, with shallowly crenate or serrate margins and obtuse to subacute tips.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- GlabrousrecordedSmooth, hairless.“The leaf surfaces are mostly hairless except for sparse hairs along the veins on the underside.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Brittle False Pimpernel itself; the rest are typical of the Scrophulariaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Blue/purplerecorded
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“The fruit is a globose to broadly ellipsoid capsule, 3–5 millimetres (0.12–0.20 in) long, containing numerous minute, cylindric seeds.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Brittle False Pimpernel itself; the rest are typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- ചെറുകാക്കപ്പൂ
About Brittle False Pimpernel
A member of the Scrophulariaceae family, Brittle False Pimpernel (Lindernia crustacea) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Gujarat, Karnataka, Uttarakhand and 6 other states. It grows in marshy areas in moist deciduous forests and wastelands. Flowering and fruiting run from July to January.
Scrophulariaceae
Figwort family
Brittle False Pimpernel belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family.
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