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
Typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
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 belonging to the Scrophulariaceae family (Figwort family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, raceme/spike flower clusters, capsule fruit. It is typically found in on plains in wastelands, clearings, fallow fields and road cuttings across ghats. Native to Tropical America, it is distributed across Pantropical. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Scrophulariaceae
Figwort family
Mithi Patti belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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