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 Enhydra fluctuans Lour. DC

Synonyms	:	Meyera fluctuans (Lour.) Spreng.
Family	:	Asteraceae
Flowering and fruiting period	:	December to January
Distribution	:	Swamps and aquatic areas in coastal regions of eastern Australia
Habitat	:	along running streams in Pantnagar.
Uses	:	Stems and leaves - raw or cooked
Key Botanical Characters  A prostrate herb, glabrous, rooting at the nodes. Leaves opposite & sessile, lanceolate, entire. Flower heads terminal, small. Common throughout the plains of Assam on rich damp soil or as aquatic.