Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Phlomoides hamosa (Benth.) Mathiesen
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Among shrubs in broad-leaved forests, streamsides in wet bamboo-rich forest; 1220 - 3050 m. altitude
Key identification features : Bracts and calyx teeth spinose with strongly hooked tips
Flower, Fruit : August-October
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
West Bengal : Darjeeling district,Kalimpong district
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Nepal to China (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: 201; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 956