Ecology & growing context

Native status · Kew WCVP: WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: SW. India.
Recorded habitat: Rocky areas of grasslands
Explore nearby plants: Karnataka →Tamil Nadu →Kerala →

Occurrence records show where a plant has been recorded; they do not establish that it is native there. Compare local habitat and growing conditions when choosing plants for a garden.

How to identify Pogostemon mollis

Identify Pogostemon mollis by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.

Look for a undershrub habit.
Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
Confirm flower colour: White.
In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-February.
In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala.
Confirm it sits within the Lamiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Pogostemon mollis.

Plant Details

Scientific name: Pogostemon mollis
Genus: Pogostemon
Family: Lamiaceae
Habit: Undershrub
Habitat: Rocky areas of grasslands
Habitat type: Grassland, Rocky
Native to: India
Distribution: India
Found in India: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
Flowering & fruiting: October-February
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded

Typical of the family

Arrangement: Opposite
Type: Simple
Margin: Toothed
Venation: Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Pogostemon mollis itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour: Whiterecorded

Typical of the family

Flower symmetry: Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
Inflorescence: Cyme
Fruit: Nutlets

Characters marked “recorded” are for Pogostemon mollis itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Pogostemon mollis

Pogostemon mollis is a low shrub in the Lamiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It grows in rocky areas of grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from October to February.

Botanical family

Lamiaceae

Mint/Sage family

Pogostemon mollis belongs to the Lamiaceae family.

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