Aster flaccidus Bunge

 
  • 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) : Aster argunensis DC.; Aster flaccidus f. glabratus Y.Ling; Aster flaccidus f. gracilis J.Q.Fu; Aster flaccidus f. ovatifolius J.Q.Fu; Aster glarearum W.W.Sm. & Farrer; Aster intermedius Turcz. ex DC.; Aster kansuensis Farrer; Aster pulchellus Turcz. ex Herder; Aster purdomii Hutch.; Aster tibeticus Hook.f.; Erigeron flaccidus (Bunge) Botsch.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Aster flaccidus Bunge
  • Common name : Weak Violet Aster, Alpine aster
  • Vernacular name :
    • Niamentok, Me-tog lug-mig rigs-gnyyis-pa (Ladakhi)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : In peaty turf, on open sandy hillsides, 3600 - 5200 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Weak Violet Aster is used in bronchitis, cramps, common cold and relieves pain.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Himachal Pradesh : Chamba district, Kinnaur district, Chandra valley, Lahaul & Spiti district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
  • Native : Afghanistan, Altay, Bhutan, Buryatiya, China, Chita, India, Iran, Irkutsk, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tibet, Tuva, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Iran to South Siberia and 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: 151
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 1537
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Flora of Himachal Pradesh. Volume 2, Botanical Survey of India, 1984. Pg.: 367
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Aster flaccidus. Downloaded on 19 February 2025.

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