Arenaria orbiculata Royle ex Edgew. & Hook.f.

 
  • Family : CARYOPHYLLACEAE
    (Pink Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BUGYALE FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Caryophyllaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Arenaria orbiculata Royle ex Edgew. & Hook.f.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Alpine to temperate Himalayan slopes, altitude 2500-5000 m.
  • Key identification features : Slender, branched, decumbent herb; Flowers solitary or few flowered cyme.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Kinnaur district, Kullu district, Lahaul & Spiti district, Shimla district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
  • Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan, 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: 80
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Flora of Himachal Pradesh. Volume 1, Botanical Survey of India, 1984. Pg.: 86-87
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Arenaria orbiculata. Downloaded on 17 February 2025.

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