Arenaria festucoides Benth.

 
  • Family : CARYOPHYLLACEAE
    (Pink Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BUGYALE FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Caryophyllaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Arenaria guilielmi-waldemarii Klotzsch; Arenaria roylei Fenzl ex Klotzsch
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Eremogone festucoides (Benth.) Pusalkar & D.K.Singh
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Alpine Western Himalayan slopes, altitude 4500-5500 m.
  • Key identification features : Densely tufted herb; Leaves densely crowded, pungent; Capsule coriaccous; Seeds very flat, pale.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Rudraprayag district
    • Himachal Pradesh : Chamba district, Kinnaur district, Kullu district, Lahaul & Spiti district
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
  • Native : India, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tibet, Xinjiang
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tibet, Xinjiang
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 80
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Flora of Himachal Pradesh. Volume 1, Botanical Survey of India, 1984. Pg.: 86
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Arenaria festucoides. Downloaded on 13 February 2025.

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