Elytraria acaulis

01/11/2010, Thirukalukundram, Kanchepuram Dt, Tamilnadu

Herb stick to the floor, near moist places

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Elytraria acaulis (L.f.) Lindau from Ridge Forest Delhi

Stemless perennial herb with 1-several unbranched flowering stems, up to c. 30 cm. Leaves in a basal rosette. Flowers in spikes held in tight apiculate, overlapping bracts. Bracts and flowering stem bluish green. Corolla white, lower lip and lateral lobes spreading, 2-lobed.

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Visited Sariska Tiger Reserve in the month of June 09

I think this plant is Elytraria acaulis

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Yes, This is a same.
We have also same plant in our area

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Photographed from Ridge, Delhi under forest shade

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Thought of sharing this tiny herb shot from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana in July 2015. Not a common one in my state, in fact, I could not see it anywhere else till now.

…, I hope you will be able to tell its distribtional status in Delhi, what I have observed leads me to think that this herb is not a successful invader of new localities.

Elytraria acaulis… Acanthaceae

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…, it grows in Ridge forest in Delhi, mostly under shade, though not very common.

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ID PLEASE 08082011 PJ3:

Location- Place, Altitude – Kaiga , Uttar Kannada ,Karnataka, 380 mtrs
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-   wild
Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- herb
Height/Length- 40cm

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the leaves look like primel, but not sure.

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