Monsonia senegalensis

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Annual dysentery-flower;
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Monsonia senegalensis
I had photographed it long back but identified recently. Tiny flower around 1 cm.
Bhigwan near Pune. It was on a dry grassland Dec


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Plant for ID 10/09/2011SMP1:
A small herb seen on a plateau of a dry scrub land near Bhigwan Pune in Nov 2005.

No leaves observed. Flower 2cm
Prostrate shrub.
Is it a Malvaceae member?

… could it be some Malvaceae member (Hibiscus) ? Shrunken in size because not well fed ?


The photos make me think it is something like Malva sylvestris which is a spreading perennial herb. but I am unsure of the color.


Appears somewhat close to images at Malva sylvestris L.
But I am not sure.

Monsonia senegalensis of Geraniaceae.


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Family: Geraniaceae
Name: वर्षाराणी (Marathi )
Species: Monsonia senegalensis
Date: September 4, 2009
Place: Smriti Van, Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg, Jhalana Doongri, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Note: Monsonia senegalensis—commonly known as the Pink Monsonia or the Annual Dysentery-Flower—is a small but ecologically and culturally significant herbaceous plant native to arid and dry regions across Africa and India


Updated on June 13, 2026