Spiraea canescens D.Don

 
  • Family : ROSACEAE
    (Rose Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Spiraea cuneata Zabel, Spiraea wardii W.W.Sm.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Spiraea canescens D.Don
  • Common name : Grey Stem Spiraea
  • Vernacular name :
    • Jhar Mairala (Hindi)
    • Jhilleti (Nepali)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Subtropical pine forests; Pinus wallichiana forest, open shrubby vegetation of degraded areas, valleys, river banks, stream sides, and dry places; 1500 - 4000 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated. Similar to, and sometimes hard to distinguish from, Spiraea arcuata Hook.f., though the carpels are densely hairy and it generally occurs below 3500 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : April-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Rudraprayag district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : North Pakistan to Himalaya and South-East Tibet
  • Literature :
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 125
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 535
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Spiraea canescens. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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