Specularia perfoliata, an annual herb, height 30-80cm,
originating in North America, naturalized in various places like
sunny, dry grasslands. Stems have ridges with sparse divaricate
hairs on top of them. The phyllotaxis is alternate; leaves are about
1.5cm long, in the shape of a circular or oval, with bases shallowly
cordate. Flowers, 1-3, bear themselves at axils. Corollas are
purple,1.5-1.8cm in diameter; stamens are 5; style's tips cleft
themselves in three. Bloom time: May-July. |