Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Leibnitzia nepalensis (Kunze) Kitam.
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Grassy open areas, scrub, forest margins; 3200 - 4600 m. altitude
Flower, Fruit : April-October
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Pakistan to China (Sichuan, Yunnan)
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 158; 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: 1421