Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. & Hook.f.

 
  • Family : ASTERACEAE
    (Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Compositae
  • Basionym : Gnaphalium margaritaceum L.
  • Synonym(s) : Antennaria margaritacea (L.) DC.; Helichrysum margaritaceum (L.) Moench
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. & Hook.f.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Conifer and Betula forests, dry soils, subalpine or low mountain grasslands or shrublands, rocky valleys and roadsides, slopes, banks; 300 - 3400 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Young leaves and plants are said to be eaten as a pot herb.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-December
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district,West Sikkim (Geyzing) district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Nepal, Pakistan, Primorye, Qinghai, Sakhalin, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Indian Subcontinent to Russian Far East, Japan and Central and North America, Europe
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 148
    • 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: 1517-1518
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Anaphalis margaritacea. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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