An introduced herb or subshrub native to Mexico and South America. Cultivated in home gardens and occasionally escaped and naturalized.
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Sunday, November 29, 2020
Mexican wild petunia/Desert petunia (Ruellia simplex)
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Liparis walkerae
An indigenous rather rare terrestrial herb grows under the shade of trees in the montane forests up to about 1829 m elevations.
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Sunday, November 22, 2020
Saturday, November 21, 2020
වියකෙයියා[Viyakeyya] (Freycinetia pycnophylla)
An endemic woody-stemmed climber ascending tree trunks in the wet zone and hill country forests up to about 1500 m elevations.
Thursday, November 19, 2020
වල් දුම්කොළ [Wal Dumkola](Sonchus wightianus)
Common weed of roadsides and in the mortar of bridges and road embankments in the lower montane zone. Flowering from January to June and probably throughout the year. Possibly a native herb of Sri Lanka since it is falling within the natural distribution range of the species. But in absence of specimens of it earlier than 1915 Sonchus wightianus also considered as an introduced species which is native to India and China (http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:250399-1).
Monday, November 16, 2020
Sunday, November 15, 2020
Saturday, November 14, 2020
කන ගොරක/ගොකටු/කොකටිය[Kana Goraka/Gokatu/Kokatiya]/Gamboge (Garcinia cambogioides [Syn: Garcinia morella])
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