Lindernia Wishbone Flower
Torenia lindernioides
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- August-November
How to identify Lindernia Wishbone Flower
Identify Lindernia Wishbone 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 flower colour: Blue/purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Scrophulariaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Lindernia Wishbone Flower.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Torenia lindernioides
- Genus
- Torenia
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Lake- and riversides
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-November
- 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
- Blue/purplerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Lindernia Wishbone Flower itself; the rest are typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Lindernia Wishbone Flower
A member of the Scrophulariaceae family, Lindernia Wishbone Flower (Torenia lindernioides) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. It grows in lake- and riversides. Flowering and fruiting run from August to November.
Scrophulariaceae
Figwort family
Lindernia Wishbone Flower belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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