Saussurea glacialis Herder

 
  • 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 approximata Schischk. & Serg.; Saussurea chthonocephala Bornm.; Saussurea pamirica C.Winkl.; Saussurea violacea Pamp.; Theodorea glacialis (Herder) Kuntze; Theodorea pamirica (C.Winkl.) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Saussurea glacialis Herder
  • Common name : Glacial Snow Lotus
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Alpine scree slopes; 3800 - 5200 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : July-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Afghanistan, Altay, India, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Tuva, West Himalaya, Xinjiang
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan to South-West Siberia and Qinghai, North India
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 161
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Saussurea glacialis. Downloaded on 9 December 2024.

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