Sticky Lindernia
Lindernia viscosa
Also known as Sticky False Pimpernel
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering
- July-October
How to identify Sticky Lindernia
Identify Sticky Lindernia 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: Sticky glandular hairs.
- Confirm flower colour: Blue/purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Arunachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand.
- Confirm it sits within the Scrophulariaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Sticky Lindernia.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Lindernia viscosa
- Genus
- Lindernia
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist and shady places, sometimes on walls
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Malesia, China
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-October
- 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 Sticky Lindernia itself; the rest are typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Sticky Lindernia
A member of the Scrophulariaceae family, Sticky Lindernia (Lindernia viscosa) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Arunachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. It grows in moist and shady places, sometimes on walls. Flowering and fruiting run from July to October.
Scrophulariaceae
Figwort family
Sticky Lindernia belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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