Senecio wightii (DC. ex Wight) Benth. ex C.B.Clarke

 
  • Family : ASTERACEAE
    (Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Compositae
  • Basionym : Doronicum wightii DC. ex Wight
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Senecio wightii (DC. ex Wight) Benth. ex C.B.Clarke
  • Common name : Swamp ragwort
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Marshy areas and also near rice fields
  • Comments / notes : Common
  • Key identification features : Fairly common herb with yellow heads. Leaf base amplexicaul
  • Flower, Fruit : July-October
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Hassan district, Chikkamagaluru district, Kodagu (Coorg) district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Alagar Hills (Madurai district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills, Kalrayan Hills, Bodamalai Hills (Salem district), Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Chitteri Hills, Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Dharmapuri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Piranmalai Hills (Sivaganga district), Theerthamalai Hills (Dharmapuri district), Gingee Hill (Villipuram district), Javadu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district)
    • Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
  • Native : Indo-China
  • World Distribution : China, India, Myanmar
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan District
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1987). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 2.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Senecio wightii. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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India Distribution

World Distribution

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