Yellow-Flowered Waterhyssop
Mecardonia procumbens
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal & more
- Flowering
- July-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Mecardonia procumbens
- Genus
- Mecardonia
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Degraded moist deciduous forests, grasslands and waste places. Garden weed
- Habitat type
- Forest, Grassland, Cultivated, Wasteland
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Naturalized in Tropics
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Assam
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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
- Marathi
- मकरदाना
About Yellow-Flowered Waterhyssop
Yellow-Flowered Waterhyssop (Mecardonia procumbens) 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 degraded moist deciduous forests, grasslands and waste places. garden weed. Native to Tropical America, it is distributed across Naturalized in Tropics. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during July-January.
Scrophulariaceae
Figwort family
Yellow-Flowered Waterhyssop belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
Explore the Scrophulariaceae family →Snap it. Know it.
Point your camera at Yellow-Flowered Waterhyssop or any plant and SASYA identifies it instantly — on-device, offline, and private.