Erigeron pumilus Nutt.

 
  • Family : ASTERACEAE
    (Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Asteraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Erigeron hirsutus Pursh; Fragmosa pumila (Nutt.) Raf.; Tessenia pumila (Nutt.) Lunell
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Erigeron pumilus Nutt.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Erect, slender herbs, with smooth, glabrescent stems; Leaves sessile, alternate, linear-lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, acute, cuneate at base, margins entire or 1-2 toothed, villous on both the surfaces; Heads 30-40 flowered, in terminal and upper axillary panicles; Involucral bracts, biseriate, linear-oblong, acute, with scarious margins, outer smaller; Florets white; Achenes minute, truncate; pappus dull-white, hairs long.
  • Flower, Fruit : April- June
  • Distribution :
    • Mizoram : Kolasib-Builang, North Vanlaiphai
  • Native : Alberta, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Alberta, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
  • Literature :
    • Singh, N. P., Singh, K. P., & Singh, D. K. (2002). Flora of Mizoram (Vol. 1). Botanical Survey of India. Pg. : 770
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Erigeron pumilus. Downloaded on 8 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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