Mithi Patti / Sweet Broom Wort
Scoparia dulcis
Also known as Sweet Broom Weed, Liquorice Weed
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Scoparia dulcis
- Genus
- Scoparia
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- On plains in wastelands, clearings, fallow fields and road cuttings across ghats
- Habitat type
- Wasteland
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mithi Patti itself; the rest are typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- मीठी पत्ती Mithi patti, घॊड़ा तुलसी Ghoda tulsi,मीठी पत्ती mithi patti
- Nepali
- पाताल मिश्री Paataal Mishree, चिनी झार Chinee Jhaar, मिर्मिरे झार Mirmire Jhaar
- Bengali
- বন ধনিযা Bon dhonya, মিশ্রিদানা
- Tamil
- Sarakkotthini, கல் உருக்கி
- Kannada
- ಮೃಗಂದಿ/ಮೃಗಂಧಿ Mrigandi
- Malayalam
- കല്ലുരുക്കി
About Mithi Patti
Sweet broom wort (Scoparia dulcis) is a herb in the Scrophulariaceae family. It is native to Tropical America. It grows in on plains in wastelands, clearings, fallow fields and road cuttings across ghats. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Scrophulariaceae
Figwort family
Mithi Patti belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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