Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Neobrachyactis roylei (DC.) Brouillet
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Among rocks and shrubs; 1800 - 4300 m. altitude
Key identification features : Stems moderately to densely stipitate glandular and sparsely villous; capitula 1-1.2 cm in diam., numerous, in racemiform or racemose-paniculiform synflorescences; phyllaries green, ca. 1/3 shorter than disk florets, outer shorter than inner, ± villous and densely short-stipitate glandular.
Flower, Fruit : July-September
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Afghanistan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : South-West Iran, Afghanistan to North Xinjiang and West Himalaya
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