Pan India Bouquets

Adenophora himalayana Feer

Family : Campanulaceae
(Bellflower Family)
Family (Hindi name) : DHAWAL FAMILY (धवल फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Campanulaceae
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Adenophora himalayana Feer
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Meadows or grassy places at forest margins, alpine meadows or scrub; 2500 - 4700 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Roots often thickened
Key identification features : Calyx lobes entire, very occasionally margin with verrucose denticles; leaves usually broadly linear, less often narrowly elliptic to ovate-lanceolate.
Flower, Fruit : July-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : China, India, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Nepal, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, West Himalaya, Xinjiang
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Central Asia to Central China and 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: 165
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Adenophora himalayana. Downloaded on 7 December 2023.