Descriptions

It is a perennial shrub, often much-branched. Stem sparsely hairy to glabrous. Leaves alternate, simple, minutely hairy, margins sharply toothed with irregular teeth or almost entire. Flowers axillary, solitary, tubular, rarely paired, white or faintly tinged purple in color. Fruit an upright, almost globose to ovoid capsule up, spines few to many

Flowering & Fruiting Period

February - August

Use(s)

Leaves paste is used in skin infections.