Pan India Bouquets

Cirsium falconeri (Hook.f.) Petr.

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) : Cnicus falconeri Hook.f.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cirsium falconeri (Hook.f.) Petr.
Common name : Falconer's Thistle
Vernacular name : Giddh pwankhe (Nepali)
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Open hillsides and forest clearings, 2700 - 4300 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Very common spiny plant found in Western Himalayas.
Flower, Fruit : July-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district,North Sikkim (Mangan) district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : North Pakistan to South Tibet and North Myanmar
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 154; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 1428
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Cirsium falconeri. Downloaded on 27 September 2023.