Aster tricephalus C.B.Clarke

 
  • 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) : Diplopappus elegans Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Aster tricephalus C.B.Clarke
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Moist shady places
  • Key identification features : Puberulous herbs, up to 50 cm high; Leaves oblanceolate, spathulate, apex obtuse, margin entire or so, glandular-pilose; Heads solitary or 2-3 together, bluish; Involucral bracts oblanceolate, ciliate; Achenes pubescent; Pappus reddish hairy.
  • Flower, Fruit : August- February
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
  • Native : India, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 8
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Aster tricephalus. Downloaded on 6 December 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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