Dense-Flowered Rotala
Rotala densiflora
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- July-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rotala densiflora
- Genus
- Rotala
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Along river banks and marshy fields
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Native to
- Tropical Asia, Australia
- Distribution
- Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Australia, Borneo, N.Italy, Pakistan, Bangladesh
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-January
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Lythraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Lythraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Dense-Flowered Rotala
Dense-Flowered Rotala (Rotala densiflora) is a herb belonging to the Lythraceae family (Loosestrife/Henna family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite/whorled simple leaves, axillary/raceme flower clusters, capsule/berry fruit. It is typically found in along river banks and marshy fields. Native to Tropical Asia, Australia, it is distributed across Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Australia, Borneo, N.Italy, Pakistan, Bangladesh. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during July-January. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Lythraceae
Loosestrife/Henna family
Dense-Flowered Rotala belongs to the Lythraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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