Cirsium falconeri (Hook.f.) Petr.

 
  • 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) : Cnicus falconeri Hook.f.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cirsium falconeri (Hook.f.) Petr.
  • Common name : Falconer's Thistle
  • Vernacular name :
    • Giddh pwankhe (Nepali)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Open hillsides and forest clearings, 2700 - 4300 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Very common spiny plant found in Western Himalayas.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district,North Sikkim (Mangan) district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
  • Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : North Pakistan to South Tibet and North Myanmar
  • 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
    • 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: 1428
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cirsium falconeri. Downloaded on 8 October 2024.

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