Slender dwarf morning-glory (Evolvulus alsinoides)

Slender dwarf morning-glory (Evolvulus alsinoides) is an herb with beautiful flowers, is a member of family Convolvulaceae. Seen in a wide range of habitats, from marshy places to wet forests to deserts. In India seen almost all over except higher Himalayas. शंखपुष्पी in Sanskrit and शंखवेल in Marathi.

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Celandine Spider Flower (Cleome chelidonii)

Celandine Spider Flower (Cleome chelidonii) 'पाण तिळवण' (in Marathi) family Cleomaceae but was placed in family Capparaceae earlier. Usually seen near water. This genus has more than 250 species according to recent taxonomic studies.