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Cicerbita lessertiana
(DC.) Mamgain & R.R.Rao
Family
:
Asteraceae
(Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
Family (Hindi name)
: GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III)
:
Asteraceae
Basionym
: Mulgedium lessertianum DC.
Synonym(s)
: Cicerbita lessertiana var. dentata (DC.) Roohi Bano & Qaiser; Cicerbita lessertiana subsp. dentata (DC.) Mamgain & R.R.Rao; Cicerbita lessertiana var. lyrata (Decne.) Roohi Bano & Qaiser; Cicerbita lessertiana subsp. lyrata (Decne.) Mamgain & R.R.Rao; Hieracium lessertianum Wall.; Lactuca lessertiana C.B.Clarke; Melanoseris lessertiana var. lyrata (Decne.) Ghafoor, Qaiser & Roohi Bano; Melanoseris lyrata Decne.; Mulgedium lessertianum DC.; Mulgedium lessertianum var. dentatum DC.; Mulgedium lessertianum subsp. dentatum (DC.) Karthik. & Moorthy; Mulgedium lessertianum subsp. lyratum (Decne.) Karthik. & Moorthy
Species Name
(as per The IPNI)
:
Melanoseris lessertiana (DC.) Decne.
Common name
: Lessert's Violet Dandelion, Lessert's Lettuce
Vernacular name
: Jangli palak (Hindi)
Habit
: Perennial herb
Habitat
: Grasslands on mountain slopes; 2700 - 4500 m. altitude
Comments / notes
: Melanoseris lessertiana shows considerable variation in habit, leaf shape, and achene beak length over its distribution area.
Flower, Fruit
: August-September
Distribution
:
Uttarakhand
: Uttarakhand
Native
: East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native
: Native
World Distribution
: Pakistan to North-West India and 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: 153
Citation
: Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets.
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