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संजीवनीसंजीवनीSelaginella bryopterisThe sanjeevani of the rocks — curls up bone dry, then greens again in an hour of rain.
मेस्तामेस्ताHibiscus sabdariffa var.The sour leaf of Assam and Manipur, cooked with fish and pork.
कागजी नेमुकागजी नेमुCitrus limon var.The thin-skinned Assam lemon, fragrant enough to scent a whole kitchen.गुरलुगुरलुCoix lacryma-jobiHard glossy grain used as food, as beads and as a brewing grain in the hills.कोदोकोदोPaspalum scrobiculatumThe kodo of the Deccan and central hills — drought-proof and long-storing.चांदी फर्नचांदी फर्नPityrogramma calomelanosA white-backed fern that colonises damp walls and cut slopes on its own.जंगली चावलजंगली चावलOryza rufipogonThe wild ancestor of cultivated rice, still standing in eastern wetlands.धानधानOryza sativaHalf the country’s calories — and a bucket of it on a terrace teaches more than any book.
कलिहारीकलिहारीGloriosa superbaFlame-red reflexed petals on a climbing lily — the state flower of Tamil Nadu.गुलाब जामुनगुलाब जामुनSyzygium jambosPale crisp fruit that smells of rose water, on a small spreading evergreen.सुपारीसुपारीAreca catechuThe slender betel-nut palm of the wet coasts, grown in dense shaded gardens.मोथामोथाCyperus alternifoliusSpokes of leaf on a green stem — the marginal plant that makes a tub read as a…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.मूली बांसमूली बांसMelocanna bacciferaThe bamboo that covers Mizoram, and whose mass flowering brings the rat floods.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.
By spaceWindowsill, balcony, terrace or ground — filtered so you only see what will survive with you.
Checked by a botanistNames and facts are reviewed before publication; traditional uses are labelled as traditional.