Small-Flower False Pimpernel
Lindernia parviflora
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab & more
- Flowering
- September-April
How to identify Small-Flower False Pimpernel
Identify Small-Flower False Pimpernel 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: Very small flowers.
- Confirm flower colour: Blue/purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Scrophulariaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Small-Flower False Pimpernel.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Lindernia parviflora
- Genus
- Lindernia
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Along river banks, marshy areas and grasslands
- Native to
- Tropical Africa, Tropical Asia
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa, India, Himalayas, Myanmar, Indo-China
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-April
- 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 Small-Flower False Pimpernel itself; the rest are typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Small-Flower False Pimpernel
Small-flower False Pimpernel (Lindernia parviflora) belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab and 5 other states. It grows in along river banks, marshy areas and grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from September to April.
Scrophulariaceae
Figwort family
Small-Flower False Pimpernel belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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