Erigeron karvinskianus 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) : Erigeron mucronatus DC.; Erigeron trilobus Sond.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Erigeron karvinskianus DC.
  • Common name : Mexican Fleabane, Daisy Fleabane, Seaside fleabane, Karwinsky’s fleabane
  • Vernacular name :
    • Thaer chedi (Tamil)
    • Pottu-poovu (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Introduced. Habitation near crevices of walls at high elevations and moist grasslands
  • Key identification features : Heads long peduncled. Achenes thinly hairy. Appus hairs whitish
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district, Chikkamagaluru district, Davanagare district, Kodagu (Coorg) district, Mysuru district, Shivamogga district
    • Kerala : Wayanad district, Idukki district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Tamil Nadu : Salem district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Mexico
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Mexico, India, Malaysia, Southern Europe
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • 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
    • Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 – Flora of Bangalore District
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 – Flora of Mysore district
    • Manjunath et al., 2003 – Flora of Davanagere
    • Chowdhery, H. J. & Wadhwa, B. H (1984). Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol. 2. Published BSI: 387
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Erigeron karvinskianus. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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