නර බූත[Nara Bute]/False Blackberry/Oval leaved Bramble (Rubus ellipticus)

An indigenous sub-erect or scrambling shrub of jungle clearings, edges of forests and roadsides of  montane regions above 1000 m a.s.l. Flowering all the year round.

Barberry (Berberis ceylanica)

An endemic shrub occurs in montane forests and forest borders up to about 2200 m a.s.l.

Striped rush leaf/Spreading blue eyed grass (Sisyrinchium micranthum [Syn: Sisyrinchium iridifolium])

An introduced herb native to Tropical America. Escaped and naturalized among grasses along roadsides and open places in the montaze zone.  Flowers open around 10 AM and close late afternoon. Flowering intermittently throughout the year. 

Coelogyne odoratissima

Rather common native epiphyte grows on trees of montane forests above 1800 m elevations. 

ගොරකා/රත් ගොරකා [Goraka/Rat Goraka](Garcinia quaesita)

An endemic tree occurs in wet lowlands and intermediate zone up to about 1000 m a.s.l. The fruits are broken into segments and dried in the sun or over a fire to used for making curries. Often cultivated in home gardens. 

Podochilus falcatus

An endemic tufted epiphyte on trunks of trees and on rocks in mid country to sub montane forests from 610 to 1829 m elevations.

Sonerila glaberrima

Rather rare endemic herb of montane zone.

Sonerila affinis

Rather common endemic herb of montane forests.

Five bar Swordtail

Strobilanthes habracanthoides

An endemic and rare undershrub grows by the streams in moist south western hill forests from 650 to 1300 m elevations.

Hypericum japonicum

An indigenous herb of wet places among grass in open areas, along ditches and faddy fields. Common in the montane zone. 

Micrococca oligandra

An indigenous shrub of hill country forests of the moist regions from 600 to 1500 m elevations. 

ගස් දූල් [Gas dul]/Wild rhea (Debregeasia longifolia)

 Common native shrub or small tree of wet montane forests from 750 to 1500 m elevations. Flowering and fruiting from October to February.

Plantago asiatica subsp. erosa

An indigenous perennial herb grows along roadsides, open places and cultivated lands in the montane and upper montane areas. Flowering throughout the year.  

Oriental false hawksbeard (Youngia japonica)

An indigenous very common weed of cultivation and roadsides at mid elevations. Flowering from September to June.

Wax begonia/Free flowering begonia(Begonia cucullata)

An introduced herb native to Tropical America (Brazil to Uruguay) Very common in central hills along roadsides and in tea plantations.

Quick weed (Galinsoga parviflora)

An introduced herb native to tropical South America. A common weed in cultivated grounds and wastelands. Flowering throughout the year.

Oberonia longibracteata

Rather rare native tufted epiphyte found on trees in the sub-montane or mid-country tropical wet evergreen forests at about 1981 m a.s.l.

Pogostemon rupestris

An endemic annual herb grows under shade close to streams in the montane and sub montane forests from 1200 to 2400 m elevations. Flowering from February to July. 

Violet (Viola betonicifolia)

Rather common native herb of montane to sub montane areas in the wet zone from 1000 to 2000 m elevations. Flowering and fruiting from February to April.