Vaccaria pyramidata Medik.

 
  • Family : CARYOPHYLLACEAE
    (Pink Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BUGYALE FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Caryophyllaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Saponaria vaccaria L.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Gypsophila vaccaria (L.) Sm.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Musna, Sabuni (Hindi)
    • Sabani (Marathi)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Cultivated fields and wastelands
  • Comments / notes : An introduced plant and becomes a weed in gardens
  • Key identification features : Tall, robust, glabrous herbs; Flowers rose red; Seeds large, black, globose.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-March
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district
    • Maharashtra : Akola district, Nagpur district, Aurangabad district, Mumbai Suburban district, Kolhapur district, Nashik district, Osmanabad district, Pune district, Raigad district, Satara district, Yavatmal district
    • Odisha : Cuttack district
    • Tamil Nadu : The Nilgiri district
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Himachal Pradesh : Mandi district, Shimla district
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
  • Native : Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Central European Russia, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, East European Russia, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kriti, Krym
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Central European Russia, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, East European Russia, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Nepal, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Yemen, Yugoslavia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
    • Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 83
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Flora of Himachal Pradesh. Volume 1, Botanical Survey of India, 1984. Pg.: 103
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Vaccaria pyramidata. Downloaded on 14 February 2025.

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India Distribution

World Distribution

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