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
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-January
- 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
Typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- ചെറുകാക്കപ്പൂ
About Brittle False Pimpernel
Brittle False Pimpernel (Lindernia crustacea) is a herb belonging to the Scrophulariaceae family (Figwort family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, raceme/spike flower clusters, capsule fruit. It is typically found in marshy areas in moist deciduous forests and wastelands. Native to Tropical Asia, Australia, it is distributed across Tropical & sub-Tropical Asia, India, Australia, Polynesia, Tropical Africa and America. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during July-January. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
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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