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संजीवनीसंजीवनीSelaginella bryopterisThe sanjeevani of the rocks — curls up bone dry, then greens again in an hour of rain.
कोदोकोदोPaspalum scrobiculatumThe kodo of the Deccan and central hills — drought-proof and long-storing.चीनाचीनाPanicum miliaceumA short-season millet of the northern hills, sown when the season has been lost.
कलिहारीकलिहारीGloriosa superbaFlame-red reflexed petals on a climbing lily — the state flower of Tamil Nadu.रोशा घासरोशा घासCymbopogon martiniiThe palmarosa of the Deccan, distilled for a rose-scented oil.कुशकुशDesmostachya bipinnataThe kusha grass of ritual, holding sandy soil across the northern plains.सरकंडासरकंडाSaccharum spontaneumSilver plumes across the riverbanks after the monsoon; the kans of the floodplain.अंजन घासअंजन घासCenchrus ciliarisThe anjan of dry pasture — a fodder grass that greens the Thar within days of rain.नागरमोथानागरमोथाCyperus rotundusThe world’s most stubborn weed, and an aromatic tuber used for centuries.पटेरापटेराTypha angustifoliaBrown flower spikes over strap leaves; the reed that cleans a village pond.नरकुलनरकुलPhragmites karkaThe tall reed of Indian riverbanks, and the standard plant for a reed-bed filter.चमेलीचमेलीJasminum grandiflorumThe chameli of the perfume fields — long-tubed white flowers picked before dawn.मरोड़फलीमरोड़फलीHelicteres isoraTwisted screw-shaped pods on a scrub shrub of the dry deciduous forest.
लसोड़ालसोड़ाCordia myxaSticky green fruit for the Rajasthani pickle jar, on a tough small tree.झड़बेरीझड़बेरीZiziphus nummulariaThe thorny bush that holds the Thar together, browsed by everything and killed by nothing.कनेरकनेरNerium oleanderPink or white flowers all year on a shrub that survives the worst urban roadside.Not sure where to start?
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By regionEach entry notes where the plant grows well across India, from the Gangetic plain to coastal soils.
By seasonSowing windows for every month, so you never plant a winter green in May.
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Checked by a botanistNames and facts are reviewed before publication; traditional uses are labelled as traditional.