Trichodesma sedgwickianum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand
- Flowering
- August-November
How to identify Trichodesma sedgwickianum
Identify Trichodesma sedgwickianum 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 leaf shape: Lanceolate (long, narrow, tapering to a point).
- Confirm flower colour: Blue/violet.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Uttarakhand.
- Confirm it sits within the Boraginaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Trichodesma sedgwickianum.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Trichodesma sedgwickianum
- Genus
- Trichodesma
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Often in plains in arable lands
- Habitat type
- Plains
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Lanceolate (long, narrow, tapering to a point)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Trichodesma sedgwickianum itself; the rest are typical of the Boraginaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Blue/violetrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Trichodesma sedgwickianum itself; the rest are typical of the Boraginaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Trichodesma sedgwickianum
A member of the Boraginaceae family, Trichodesma sedgwickianum is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand. It grows in often in plains in arable lands. Flowering and fruiting run from August to November.
Boraginaceae
Borage family
Trichodesma sedgwickianum belongs to the Boraginaceae family.
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