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Creeping Blepharis
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Creeping Blepharis
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Common name: Creeping Blepharis, Madras blepharis • Gujarati: ચોપાની વેલ chopani vel, ઉટીગણ utigan • Hindi: दूधिया चोटी dudhiya choti, उटंगन utangan • Kachchhi: ઉટીગણ utigan, વડો ચોપડ કંઢો vado chopad kandho • Kannada: ಕೂಡಲಿಸೊಪ್ಪು koodali soppu • Malayalam: എലുമ്പൊട്ടി elumbotti, ഹേമകണ്ഠി hemakanthi, മുറികൂട്ടിപ്പച്ച murikootipacha • Marathi: मद्राशी काटे माका madrashi kate maka • Oriya: କଳାଗହମ kolagohoma • Telugu: అంత్రీతపూలు anthrinta-pulu Source: Names of Plants in India
Botanical name: Blepharis maderaspatensis    Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Synonyms: Blepharis boerhaviifolia, Blepharis procurrens, Blepharis rubiifolia
Creeping Blepharis is a prostrate, creeping, wiry plant, rooting at the nodes. It is seen commonly on slopes among rocks, poor gravelly soil on the hills up to 1,400 m. Leaves occur in false whorls of four, that is, are four in each node. The flowers are white or cream, with mauve or purple veins. Flowers are 2-lipped, but the upper lip is almost nonexistent. Lower lip is 3-lobed. As the species name maderaspatensis indicates, this plant is of or from Madras. Flowering: November-February.
Identification credit: Tabish Photographed in Garden of Five Senses, Delhi.
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