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Photo: Rahul Prabhu Khanolkar
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Common name: Mysore Flax, Mysore linseed, उंदरी Undri (Marathi), Kadu agasebija (Kannada)
Botanical name: Linum mysorense Family: Linaceae (linum family)
This plant belongs to the Linum family, and has beautiful yellow blooms.
Undri is an annual herb, growing up to a foot high. Slender stems are erect
and leafy, and branched at the top. Oblong stalkless leaves are alternately
arranged, and are 1-2 cm long. Small 8 mm yellow flowers occur in a large
corymblike panicle. The flowers have 5 petals and 5 stamens.
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Belgaun, Western Ghats. |
Identification credit: Rahul Prabhu Khanolkar
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