Erigeron bonariensis L.

 
  • 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) : Conyza bonariensis (L.) Cronq
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Conyza bonariensis (L.) Cronquist
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grasslands, Tropical moist deciduous forests and weed of cultivations
  • Comments / notes : On hills above 800m
  • Key identification features : Erect herbs; Clothed with short, appressed hairs mixed with long white hairs, Stem ribbed; Leaves linear lanceolate to spathulate; Heads small, white; Achenes thinly hairy; Pappus hairs dirty white.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-January
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district, Vishakapatnam district
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Idukki district, Alappuzha district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Odisha : Koraput district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tiruvannamalai district, Vellore district, Salem district, Kolli Hills (Namakkal district)
    • Himachal Pradesh : Kullu district
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Argentina, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Juan Fernández Islands, Leeward Islands, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Tri
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Pantropical
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 - Flora of Bangalore district, Karnataka state
    • Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
    • J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Flora of Himachal Pradesh. Volume 2, Botanical Survey of India, 1984. Pg.: 386
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  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2025). India Flora Online. http://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Erigeron bonariensis. Downloaded on 15 July 2025.

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