Pan India Bouquets

Anagallis arvensis L.

Family : Primulaceae
(Primrose Or Primula Family)
Family (Hindi name) : KRISHNANEEL FAMILY (कृष्ण नील फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Primulaceae
Synonym(s) : Anagallis arabica Duby; Anagallis indica Sweet
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lysimachia arvensis (L.) U.Manns & Anderb.
Common name : Shepherd's Clock
Vernacular name : Dharti Dhak, Krishnaneel (Hindi)
Habit : Herb
Habitat : A moisture-loving weed in field and watse places
Comments / notes : The flowers always close up in cloudy weather
Key identification features : Branches quadrangular, glabrous. Flowers bright blue, solitary; pedicels decurved in fruits. Seeds trigonous
Flower, Fruit : December-April
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Dehradun district
- Delhi : Vasant Kunj
Native : Europe, W. Asia to Socotra, N. Africa to Ethiopia
Exotic/Native : Exotic
World Distribution : Tropics and Temperate regions of the World
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Literature : Maheshwari K.J (1963). Flora of Delhi: 203-204; Duthie J.F.(1960). Flora of The Upper Gangetic Plain Vol.1: 461
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Anagallis arvensis. Downloaded on 28 May 2023.