Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L.

🌿 Common Name: Dwarf Morning Glory, Slender Dwarf Morning Glory • Hindi: Visnukrantha, Shyamakrantha

IUCN Status

Not Applicable : Not Applicable
Noopur Soni
Author: Noopur Soni

Hello everyone. This is Noopur Soni, I'm a Junior Reasearch fellow at Kota University, Kota Rajasthan. I'm a botanist dedicated to exploring and documenting the rich floral diversity of Rajasthan, with a special focus on pteridophytes and wetland flora. As an environmental conservator and wildlife protector, I work towards habitat preservation and sustainable conservation strategies, ensuring the protection of Rajasthan’s unique biodiversity. Through my studies and fieldwork, I aim to contribute valuable insights into the flora of Rajasthan and promote awareness about its ecological significance.

  • Naturally grown
  • This is a very slender, more or less branched, spreading or ascending, usually extremely hairy herb. The stems are 20-70 cm long, and not twining. The leaves, which are densely clothed with appressed, white, and silky hairs, are variable clothed, lanceolate to ovate, and usually 0.5-1 cm in length (but may be larger); the apex is blunt with a little point and the base is pointed. The flowers are pale blue and 6-8 mm in diameter. The fruit (capsule) is rounded, and usually contains 4 seeds. Dwarf Morning Glory is native to the South America, and is widely naturalized all over the world, including India.

Plant Phenological Events

Month Phenological Events
January 🌼 Flowering
February 🌼 Flowering
December 🌼 Flowering

Systematic position

DivisionAngiosperms
ClassDicotyledons
Sub-ClassGamopetalae
Seriesbicarpellatae
OrdPolemoniales
FamilyCONVOLVULACEAE
SpeciesEvolvulus alsinoides (L.) L.
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