Hemigraphis alternata (Strobilanthes alternata)
COMMON NAME | Red ivy, red-flame ivy, or waffle plant |
TYPE | Groundcover |
FAMILY | Acanthaceae |
NOTES | The stems
of the plant are prostrate and purplish, especially at the nodes. The leaves
are hairy and opposite, and one leaf of a pair is much larger than the other.
The leaf blades are a dark green on the top face and are a lighter green or
purplish on the lower face. The flowers of the plant grow from where the leaf
meets the stem, and are white |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | India and Java |
NATIVE
HABITAT | Natural
areas, disturbed sites and along trails and roads |
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