Aster stracheyi Hook.f.

 
  • Family : ASTERACEAE
    (Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Compositae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Aster stracheyi Hook.f.
  • Common name : Strachey's Aster
  • Vernacular name :
    • Aankhe Phool (Nepali)
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Grassy rock-crevices, rocks near streamsides, among boulders in alpine tundra; 3300 - 4800 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Creeping stems with short, almost leafless, flowers stems carrying single lilac flower-heads
  • Flower, Fruit : July-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : West Sikkim (Geyzing) district
  • Native : Bhutan, Chian, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to South Tibet
  • 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: 1536-1537
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Aster stracheyi. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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