Saussurea andryaloides (DC.) Sch.Bip.

 
  • Family : ASTERACEAE
    (Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Compositae
  • Synonym(s) : Aplotaxis andryaloides DC.; Saussurea crassicaulis C.B.Clarke ex Pamp.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Saussurea andryaloides (DC.) Sch.Bip.
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Scree slopes, steppes, alpine meadows, thickets; 3200 - 5400 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : August-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Rudraprayag district
  • Native : East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Qinghai, Tibet, West Himalaya, Xinjiang
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : West and Central Himalaya to West China
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 160
    • Kasana Shruti, Uniyal P.L. and Pandey A.K., (2019). Rediscovery of Saussurea andryaloides (Asteraceae: Cardueae) from Uttarakhand, India. Rheedea, Vol. 29(1): 116-118
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Saussurea andryaloides. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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