Pan India Bouquets

Solidago virga-aurea L.

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) : Solidago corsica (Rouy) A.W.Hill; Solidago minor Mill.; Solidago nudiflora Viv.; Solidago pygmaea Bertol.; Solidago virga-aurea Anon.; Solidago virgaurea f. corsica Rouy; Solidago virgaurea subsp. nudiflora (Viv.) Nyman; Solidago vulgaris Mill.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Solidago virgaurea L.
Common name : Himalayan Goldenrod, European Goldenrod, Woundwort
Vernacular name : Pinja phool, Sonali (Hindi)
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Along roadsides and in open fields; 1800 - 3800 m. altitude
Key identification features : Erect pubesecent herb. Leaves alternate, lanceolate. Heads radiate, yellow
Flower, Fruit : July-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Valley of Flowers
Native : Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Le
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : West Europe to Central Siberia and Philippines (Luzon)
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 162; Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 182; Nair, N. G (1977).Flora of Bashahr Himalayas. International Bioscience Publishers: 16
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Solidago virga-aurea. Downloaded on 2 July 2022.

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