Cirsium argyracanthum DC.

 
  • Family : ASTERACEAE
    (Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Compositae
  • Synonym(s) : Carduus argyracanthus Wall.; Cirsium royleanum Sch.Bip.; Cirsium stenobracteatum Gilli; Cirsium tibeticum Kitam.; Cnicus argyracanthus (DC.) C.B.Clarke; Echenais cirsioides DC.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cirsium argyracanthum DC.
  • Common name : Common Thistle
  • Vernacular name :
    • Thakal, Sungure kanda, Dhaade Kaandaa, Sunggure Kaandaa, Thakaal (Nepali)
    • Zo-lenhling (Mizo)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Forests, forest margins, grasslands, thickets by rivers, by farmlands; 2100 - 3700 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : June-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Afghanistan, China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan to China (North-West Yunnan)
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 154
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cirsium argyracanthum. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

Habitat

India Distribution

World Distribution

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