Herbarium JCB

Scoparia dulcis L.

Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
(FIGWORT FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Plantaginaceae
Species : Scoparia dulcis
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Scoparia dulcis L.
Common name : Sweet broom wort, Sweet broom weed
Vernacular name : Mrugandhi gida (Kan.); Sarakkotthini (Tam.); Potti boli, Dakshani, Gurrapu thulasi (Tel.); Chirarita, Khelopapada (Ori.)
Key identification features : An erect much branched herb. Leaves are opposite or whorled, elliptic and serrate. Flowers are small, white in axillary clusters. Fruit is a globose capsule.
Habit : Herb
Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
Native : Tropical America
Comments : On plains in weedy wastelands, clearings, fallow fields and road cuttings across ghats.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
World Distribution : Pantropical
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; Sankar,R.V., R. Kottaimuthu & K. Ravikumar (2009). Additions to the flora of Sirumalai Hills, Eastern Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 1(7): 379-381.; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Scoparia dulcis. Downloaded on 6 July 2025.