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Vernonia cinerea
(L.) Less.
Family
:
Asteraceae
(Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
Family (Hindi name)
: GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III)
:
Compositae
Basionym
: Conyza cinerea L.
Synonym(s)
: Blumea chinensis (L.) DC.; Cacalia cinerea (L.) Kuntze
Species Name
(as per The IPNI)
:
Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H.Rob.
Common name
: Ash Fleabane, Ash colored fleabane, Purple fleabane
Vernacular name
: Sahadevi (Hindi); Kuksim (Bengali)
Habit
: Herb
Habitat
: Common throughout on wet or dry soils
Comments / notes
: During the monsoon months this plant is erect, up to 1m. Tall; after the monsoon it is a small plant with a more diffuse habit
Key identification features
: Head pink, rosy-pink or lilac, in corymbs. Achenes terete, hairy. Pappus white
Flower, Fruit
: Rainy and winter seasons
Distribution
:
Haryana
: Gurgaon district
Native
: Tropical & Subtropical Old World to NW. Pacific
Exotic/Native
: Native
World Distribution
: Tropical Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand
Conservation Status
:
Not Evaluated (NE)
Literature
: Maheshwari K.J (1963). Flora of Delhi: 190
Citation
: Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets.
http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Vernonia cinerea
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