HerbWildAnnualMedicinal

Convolvulus prostratus Forssk.

Hiran booti

Synonym: Convolvulus pluricaulis Choisy (often used in traditional literature)

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Description

Convolvulus prostratus is a small perennial prostrate herb forming dense mats. Stems are creeping, slender, and hairy. Leaves are simple, alternate, linear to narrowly lanceolate, covered with fine hairs, and grey-green in appearance. Flowers are solitary or few in axillary clusters, funnel-shaped, white to pale pink, often with darker veins. Fruits are small capsules containing brown seeds.

Diagnostic Characters

Vegetative

Prostrate hairy habit with narrow grey-green leaves.

Floral

Small funnel-shaped white or pink flowers.

Fruit & Seed

Small capsules with brown seeds.

Distribution

Native range: South Asia, Arabia, and North Africa.

In Pakistan: Found in dry regions of Pakistan.

Phenology

Flowering

Fruiting

Flowering: March–October Fruiting: May–November

Ethnobotany & Uses

Medicinal Uses

Traditionally valued as a medicinal herb for memory enhancement, nervous disorders, anxiety, and general weakness.

Ecological Importance

Important component of dryland vegetation.

Traditional Importance

Known in Ayurveda as Shankhpushpi (although this name is applied to several unrelated medicinal plants).

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Where it grows on campus

East-South-East Campus2North-North-West Campus2

individuals mapped across 2 zones

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Taxonomic Notes

Convolvulus prostratus is distinguished from C. arvensis by its small prostrate habit, narrow hairy leaves, and adaptation to dry habitats.