Showing posts with label Native Flora. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Native Flora. Show all posts

Monday, April 15, 2024

Smilax aspera

 An indigenous much-branched climbing shrub rather common in montane zone. Flowering in April.  

Sunday, April 14, 2024

ලාවුළු (Donella lanceolata [Syn: Chrysophyllum roxburghii])

 An indigenous common tree of primary and secondary wet evergreen forests from 30 to 900 m elevations, often by river banks.

Friday, April 12, 2024

Stellaria pauciflora

 An indigenous annual herb rare in shaded, moist places in lower montane zone from 915 to 1220 m elevations. Flowering in April.  

Monday, April 8, 2024

Clinopodium umbrosum

 An indigenous herb fairly common in wet patanas, along borders of marshy lands and slopes of tea plantations close to water courses of the wet up country from 2000 to 3600 m elevations. Flowering all the year round. 

Flower Size: 0.4 - 0.6 cm across

Sunday, March 10, 2024

Peperomia tetraphylla


 An indigenous perennial herb locally common on mossy rocks and trees in montane forests above 1000 m altitudes. 


Friday, January 12, 2024

Digera muricata

 An indigenous annual herb locally common along roadsides and gardens of dry and sandy places. 

Sunday, January 7, 2024

Friday, September 22, 2023

Friday, September 1, 2023

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Monday, August 28, 2023

බල (Nothopegia beddomei)

An indigenous small to medium-sized tree of wet lowlands to hill country forests. Rather common in the intermediate zone and occurs also in the Ritigala hill. Flowering from March to July.

Saturday, July 8, 2023

Fox-tail Orchid/Batticaloa Orchid (Rhynchostylis retusa)

An indigenous epiphyte rather rare usually on trees by streams in grasslands in Uva and Eastern provinces. 

Thursday, June 29, 2023

Sunday, June 11, 2023

ඉඳි (Phoenix pusilla)

 An indigenous small palm widespread in the wet and dry lowlands up to 500 m elevations. Flowering in May and June. 

Sunday, June 4, 2023

Saturday, April 15, 2023

වල් කොල්ලු (Cajanus scarabaeoides [Syn: Atylosia scarabaeoides])

 An indigenous twining vine common in lowlands of both wet and dry zones. Flowering probably throughout the year, though most reports are from November to March. 

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Gymnostachyum ceylanicum

An indigenous herb common under shade in intermediate zone forests, often in rocky grounds. Flowering from March to August. 

Thursday, March 16, 2023