Blepharispermum subsessile DC.

 
  • Family : ASTERACEAE
    (ASTER or SUNFLOWER FLOWER)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Compositae
  • Species : Blepharispermum subsessile
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Blepharispermum subsessile DC.
  • Vernacular name : Rasna jhadi (Ori.)
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-276; RRLB 10526
  • Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy; M. Brahmam, S. Biswos & D.K. Sahu
  • Collection Date : 02/01/16; 24/11/2008
  • Collection Locality : Batrepalli, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh State; Bandhaguda, Malkangiri district, Odisha
  • Endemism : Central and Peninsular India
  • Habitat : Deciduous forest
  • Key identification features : Herb with terminal inflorescence bearing small white flowers
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : August-January
  • Native : India
  • Comments : Occasional in open forests.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Chelama R.F. (Kurnool district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Koraput district, Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary (Kalahandi district), MLK (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Blepharispermum subsessile. Downloaded on 6 July 2025.

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