Leontopodium stracheyi C.B.Clarke ex Hemsl.

 
  • 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) : Gnaphalium stracheyi Franch.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Leontopodium stracheyi C.B.Clarke ex Hemsl.
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Grasslands, thickets, sparse forests, gravelly slopes and dry hills; 2000 - 4700 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Rhizome stout, branched, with numerous flowering and sterile stems
  • Flower, Fruit : July-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Qinghai, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to China (Sichuan, North-West Yunnan)
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 159
    • 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: 1511-1512
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Leontopodium stracheyi. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

Habitat

India Distribution

World Distribution

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