Mud-Mat is a small herb growing attached to rocks in
seasonal or perennial streams and shallow waterlogged areas. It grows
along lakes, ponds, streams, rivers attached to rocky substrate. It
forms large mats in muddy areas and flowers when water recedes. It
grows approximately 1.2 cm with linear-obovate leaves. The flowers are
3-4 mm across, white or light pink. Mud-Mat is found in Australia,
Bangladesh, Cameroon, India. Within India it is found in Andhra
Pradesh, Bihar, Diu, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Manipur, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh.
Identification credit: C. Rajasekar
Photographed in Narthamalai and Sittanavasal, Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu.
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