Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Erigeron sumatrensis Retz.
Common name : Tall Fleabane
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Grows along the margins of canals and waste places
Comments / notes : Naturalised worldwide
Flower, Fruit : May-December
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district,West Sikkim (Geyzing) district
West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Mexico to South Tropical America.
Exotic/Native : Exotic
World Distribution : India, Taiwan, Sri Lanka,Malaysia, America, Australia, Sumatra, 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: 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: 1545-1546; Bhellum BL., (2012). Conyza sumatrensis (Retz.) Walker (Asteraceae) - A new record for the flora of North-West India. Journal of Research in Plant Sciences, 1: 045-047