Blepharis edulis

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|image_caption = Blepharis edulis (middle)

|genus = Blepharis

|species = edulis

|authority = Forssk.

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Blepharis edulis (Hindi : uttanjan){{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2HyC4-GJ50YC&dq=uttanjan&pg=PA296|title=Indigenous Drugs Of India|first1=Chopra R.|last1=N|first2=I. C.|last2=Chopra|date=October 25, 1994|publisher=Academic Publishers|isbn=978-81-85086-80-4 |via=Google Books}}{{Cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/pharmacographia03dymogoog|title=Pharmacographia indica. A history of the principal drugs of vegetable origin, met with in British India|first=William|last=Dymock|date=October 25, 1890|publisher=London, K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., ld|via=Internet Archive}} is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is found in India, Pakistan and Iran as well as Egypt (including the Sinai Peninsula).{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} It is a small plant, covered in soft, grey hairs. It has many serrated leaves, that have prickles attached to them. The flowers are a yellowish color. Its capsules contain two seeds, that are heart-shaped, smooth, shining, and brownish in color.http://bioinfo.bisr.res.in/project/domap/plant_details.php?plantid=0075&bname=Blepharis%20edulis Database of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Rajasthan - Blepharis edulis In India, it is commonly known as Dakhni chappar or Utangan.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}