Pan India Bouquets

Brachyactis pubescens Aitch. & Clarke

Family : Asteraceae
(Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Asteraceae
Synonym(s) : Brachyactis pubescens Aitch. & Clarke; Brachyactis robusta Benth.; Conyza edelbergii Rech.f.; Conyza pubescens DC.; Erigeron robustus Boiss.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Neobrachyactis pubescens (DC.) Brouillet
Common name : Hairy Bracted-Fleabane
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Mountain slopes; 3200 - 4000 m. altitude
Key identification features : Stems densely brown glandular; capitula 1.5-2 cm in diam., few, in racemiform synflorescences; phyllaries dark brown, slightly shorter than disk florets, outer often longer than inner, densely brown glandular.
Flower, Fruit : July-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Afghanistan to West Tibet and Nepal
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 152
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Brachyactis pubescens. Downloaded on 2 July 2022.