Crested Floating Heart
Nymphoides cristata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Nymphoides cristata
- Genus
- Nymphoides
- Family
- Menyanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Ditches in grasslands and ponds
- Native to
- Tropical Asia
- Distribution
- India, Malesia, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, China
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Menyanthaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Umbel
- Fruit
- Capsule
Typical of the Menyanthaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Crested Floating Heart
Crested Floating Heart (Nymphoides cristata) is a herb belonging to the Menyanthaceae family (Pogbean Family). It is typically found in ditches in grasslands and ponds. Native to Tropical Asia, it is distributed across India, Malesia, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, China. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Menyanthaceae
Pogbean Family
Crested Floating Heart belongs to the Menyanthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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