• Family : ASTERACEAE
  (Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : COMPOSITAE
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Lagascea mollis Cav.
• Common name : American Soft-head
• Vernacular name : Jarvad (Marathi)
• Habit : Herb
• Comments / notes : On plains in fallow fields and weed of cultivation
• Flower, Fruit : September-March
• Distribution :
  • Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district, West Godavari district, Srikakulam district
  • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Palakkad district, Idukki district, Alappuzha district
  • Maharashtra : Akola district
  • Tamil Nadu : Throughout Tamil Nadu
• Native : Tropical America
• World Distribution : India, Malaya, Tropical America
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI; Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Lagascea mollis. Downloaded on 5 June 2025.

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