Pan India Bouquets

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. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Cicerbita lessertiana. Downloaded on 2 July 2022.

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