Pan India Bouquets

Inula grandiflora Willd.

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) : Helenium grandiflorum (Willd.) Kuntze; Inula alpina Adams; Inula orientalis subsp. grandiflora (Willd.) Zernov
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Inula grandiflora Willd.
Common name : Showy Inula
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Common at grassy slopes and shrubberies in Himalayas, at altitudes of 2000-3300 m.
Comments / notes : A postal stamp was issued by the Indian Postal Department to commemorate this flower.
Flower, Fruit : July-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : North Caucasus, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Pakistan, Nepal, India
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Turkey to Caucasus and Pakistan to Central Nepal and West Asia
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 157
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Inula grandiflora. Downloaded on 10 December 2023.