Small Flowered Coneflower
Strobilanthes micranthus
- Habit
- Shrub
- Flowering
- November-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Strobilanthes micranthus
- Genus
- Strobilanthes
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen and shola forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Small Flowered Coneflower 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 Small Flowered Coneflower itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Small Flowered Coneflower
A member of the Acanthaceae family, Small Flowered Coneflower (Strobilanthes micranthus) is a shrub. It grows in evergreen and shola forests. Flowering and fruiting run from November to April.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Small Flowered Coneflower belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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