• 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. Downloaded on 4 July 2022.

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