Cushion Plant
Neuracanthus sphaerostachys
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering
- August-December
How to identify Cushion Plant
Identify Cushion Plant 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.
- Confirm leaf surface: Hirsute (coarsely hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Cushion Plant.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Neuracanthus sphaerostachys
- Genus
- Neuracanthus
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Hirsute (coarsely hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Cushion Plant itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Cushion Plant itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Cushion Plant
Cushion Plant (Neuracanthus sphaerostachys) is a herb in the Acanthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Cushion Plant belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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