Ligularia sibirica (L.) Cass.

 
  • 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) : Cineraria sibirica (L.) L.; Hoppea sibirica (L.) Rchb.; Othonna sibirica L.; Senecillis sibirica (L.) Simonk.; Senecio sibiricus (L.) Druce
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ligularia sibirica (L.) Cass.
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Swamps, moist grasslands, stream banks, grassy slopes and forest margins at elevations of 400 - 2200 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : It grows well in sparse temperate forests or along slope side of forest margins. This species is sometimes grown in gardens for its large leaves and tall spike like arrangement of yellow daisy like flowers.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : East Central and South-East Europe to Russian Far East and North China, North India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : East Central and South-East Europe to Russian Far East, North China and Austria, France, Italy,
  • 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
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ligularia sibirica. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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