Crepis sancta (L.) Bornm.

 
  • Family : ASTERACEAE
    (Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Compositae
  • Basionym : Hieracium sanctum L.
  • Synonym(s) : Lagoseris sancta (L.) K.Malý; Pterotheca sancta (L.) K.Koch
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Crepis sancta (L.) Bornm.
  • Common name : Sacred Hawksbeard
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Wastelands, roadsides
  • Comments / notes : Naturalized widely in Himalayas. Commonest weed in wastelands and borders of cultivated fields.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-June
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Albania, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Palestine, Poland, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia,
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Europe to Mediterranean and Iran, Arabian Peninsula and India
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 155
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Crepis sancta. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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