Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Hylodesmum podocarpum (DC.) H.Ohashi & R.R.Mill
Common name : Podocarp Demodium
Vernacular name : Gahare ghans (Nepali)
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Roadsides, grassy slopes, grasslands on high mountains, mountain slopes, forests, thickets, forest margins and ditches; at elevations from 100 - 2100 m.
Flower, Fruit : July-August
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Himachal Pradesh : Kullu district
Native : China, East Himalaya, Japan, Korea, Laos, Manchuria, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Primorye, Taiwan, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to Temerate East Asia and Philippines (Luzon)
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 105; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 675-676