Koorige Gurgi / Bearded Coneflower
Strobilanthes barbatus
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- January-April (Once in seven years)
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Strobilanthes barbatus
- Genus
- Strobilanthes
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- On hills above 1000m in shade, especially by stream banks, evergreen and semi-evergreen forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-April (Once in seven years)
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Koorige Gurgi itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Koorige Gurgi itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಕೂರಿಗೆ Koorige ಗುರ್ಗಿ Gurgi
About Koorige Gurgi
Bearded Coneflower (Strobilanthes barbatus) is a shrub in the Acanthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It grows in on hills above 1000m in shade, especially by stream banks, evergreen and semi-evergreen forests. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Koorige Gurgi belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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