Anaphalis royleana var. concolor 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
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Anaphalis royleana var. concolor Hook. f.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Boulders, meadows, slopes, and grassy hillsides, 3000 - 4570 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Differs from both the varieties by having broader leaves, which are witish tomentose on both surfaces and less branched stem.
  • Key identification features : Stem not much branched, ± simple, leaves broader oblong usually white on both the surfaces.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
  • Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to 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: 149
    • 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: 1518
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Anaphalis royleana var. concolor. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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