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Saturday, September 20, 2025
Kuruna debilis [Syn: Arundinaria debilis]
Sunday, February 9, 2025
Platostoma menthoides [Syn: Geniosporum tenuiflorum]
An indigenous herb in open , sandy grounds mainly near the shore in both dry and wet lowlands. Flowering from January to July.
Flower Size: 2 mm Across & 3 mm Long
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Ipomoea coptica
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Cyphostemma setosum
Flower Size: 0.3-0.5 cm
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Lindernia hyssopioides
An indigenous herb very common in paddy fields and borders of ponds in the wet lowlands and of the wet hill country up to 550 m elevations.
Monday, January 6, 2025
Utricularia caerulea
Flower Size: 2 mm across, 6 mm long
Saturday, January 4, 2025
කඳුලැස්ස/Indian Sundew (Drosera indica)
An indigenous small herb of moist places near paddy fields, swamps, ditches, shallow pools and wet patanas. Common in lowlands and sometimes in lower hills.
Friday, January 3, 2025
Canscora heteroclita
Thursday, January 2, 2025
Centranthera tranquebarica
An indigenous herb of damp grassy places close to water sources, ponds or paddy fields in both dry and wet zones. Rather rare and flowering from May to February..
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
White Witchweed (Striga angustifolia)
An indigenous herb fairly common along roadsides and open country among short grass in the dry zone and in open grassy slopes of the wet lowlands and the hill country. The plant parasite the roots of grasses. Flowering from August to October and December to May.
Saturday, August 10, 2024
කොර කහ/Blue-Mist(Memecylon umbellatum)
An indigenous large shrub or small tree common mainly in the dry zone forests and scrublands. Leaves yields a yellow dye.
Monday, August 5, 2024
එනසාල්/රට එනසාල්/කරඳමුංගු (Elettaria cardamomum)
An indigenous large herb widely cultivated. Wild specimens rare. The seeds provide the cardamom of commerce.
Sunday, August 4, 2024
Cacao/Chocolate Tree/කොකෝවා [Kokova] (Therobroma cacao)
An introduce small tree native to Central America. Introduced in to Sri Lanka in the late 18th Centaury. Cultivated for its seeds which used for the cocoa prodution.