Lilac Tassel Flower
Rotala fimbriata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering
- August-March
How to identify Lilac Tassel Flower
Identify Lilac Tassel Flower 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 shape: Narrow linear.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Lythraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Lilac Tassel Flower.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rotala fimbriata
- Genus
- Rotala
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Paddy fields and marshy areas, also in small ditches near rocky places
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-March
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Narrow linearrecorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Lilac Tassel Flower itself; the rest are typical of the Lythraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Lythraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Lilac Tassel Flower
A member of the Lythraceae family, Lilac Tassel flower (Rotala fimbriata) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. It grows in paddy fields and marshy areas, also in small ditches near rocky places. Flowering and fruiting run from August to March.
Lythraceae
Loosestrife/Henna family
Lilac Tassel Flower belongs to the Lythraceae family.
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