Cousinia thomsonii 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) : Compositae
  • Synonym(s) : Arctium thomsonii (C.B.Clarke) Kuntze; Cousinia brandisii C.B.Clarke; Cousinia elasoonensis Rech.f. & Edelb.; Cousinia xanthophoenicea Bornm.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cousinia thomsonii C.B.Clarke
  • Common name : Thomson's Thistle
  • Vernacular name :
    • Megtham (Ladakhi)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grasslands, gravelly places in flooded lands in Himalayas; 3000 - 4300 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Erect spiny thistle-like plant, with a cottony stem and deeply pinnately lobed spiny leaves which are white-cottony beneath
  • Flower, Fruit : July-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan to Nepal and South Tibet
  • 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=Cousinia thomsonii. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

Habitat

India Distribution

World Distribution

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