Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Halerpestes sarmentosa (Adams) Kom.
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Saline damp sandy places by rivers or lakes, meadows, slopes at 4000-5000 m. altitude
Flower, Fruit : June-August
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : Afghanistan, Altay, Amur, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, East Himalaya, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Irkutsk, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, Manchuria, Mongolia, Pakistan, Primorye, Qingha
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : NorthWest Iran to Siberia and North Korea
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 67; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 301