Pani Ki Ghas / Water Primrose
Ludwigia adscendens
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, West Bengal, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ludwigia adscendens
- Genus
- Ludwigia
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Aquatic
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Distribution
- Continental Asia, Australia, Malesia
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, West Bengal, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Kerala, Delhi, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Odisha, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.“The plant has simple leaves with elliptic blades, which are 0.4–7 cm long and 0.7–3 cm wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- EllipticrecordedWidest at the middle, tapering evenly at both ends.“The plant has simple leaves with elliptic blades, which are 0.4–7 cm long and 0.7–3 cm wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pani Ki Ghas itself; the rest are typical of the Onagraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded“Its cream flowers emerge singly at axils, and each have 5 sepals, 5 petals, and 10 stamens.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pani Ki Ghas itself; the rest are typical of the Onagraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Pani Ki Ghas
- Nepali
- जडेलो Jadelo
- Bengali
- Keshardam, কেশরদাম
- Kannada
- ನೀರುದಂಟು Neerudantu, ನೀರುಹಾವು Neeru haavu, ತೋಯಿದಂಟು Toyidantu
- Malayalam
- Nir-charambu, നീർപ്പനിനീർ
About Pani Ki Ghas
Water Primrose (Ludwigia adscendens) belongs to the Onagraceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan, West Bengal, Karnataka and 11 other states. It grows in aquatic. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Onagraceae
Evening-Primrose Family
Pani Ki Ghas belongs to the Onagraceae family.
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