Inula grandiflora Willd.

 
  • 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) : Helenium grandiflorum (Willd.) Kuntze; Inula alpina Adams; Inula orientalis subsp. grandiflora (Willd.) Zernov
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Inula grandiflora Willd.
  • Common name : Showy Inula
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Common at grassy slopes and shrubberies in Himalayas, at altitudes of 2000-3300 m.
  • Comments / notes : A postal stamp was issued by the Indian Postal Department to commemorate this flower.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : North Caucasus, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Pakistan, Nepal, India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Turkey to Caucasus and Pakistan to Central Nepal and West Asia
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 157
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Inula grandiflora. Downloaded on 8 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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