Aster asteroides (DC.) O. Kuntze

 
  • 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 hedinii Ostenf.; Aster heterochaeta C.B.Clarke; Erigeron heterochaeta (Benth.) Botsch.; Heterochaeta asteroides DC.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Aster asterodes Kuntze
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Alpine thickets, damp grasslands, marshy areas; 3200 - 4600 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Aster asteroides somewhat resembles Aster flaccidus but is easily distinguished from it by its tuberous roots and purplish glandular disk floret lobes.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Central Asia to Himalaya and China (West Sichuan, North-West Yunnan)
  • 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: 1537-1538
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Aster asteroides. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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