• Family : Brassicaceae
  (Mustard Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : SARSON FAMILY (सरसों फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : Brassicaceae
• Synonym(s) : Christolea afghanica (Rech.f.) Rech.f.; Christolea incisa O.E.Schulz; Christolea pamirica Korsh.; Ermania crassifolia (Cambess.) Ovcz. & Junussov; Ermania pamirica (Korsh.) Ovcz. & Junussov; Koelzia afghanica Rech.f.; Parrya ramosissima Franch.
• Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Christolea crassifolia Cambess.
• Common name : Afghani Christolea
• Vernacular name : Lukmuk, Sanak, Kharla (Hindi)
• Habit : Herb
• Habitat : Alpine Himalayan slopes, altitude 3500-4500 m.
• Flower, Fruit : June-August
• Distribution :
  • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
• Native : Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, West Himalaya, Xinjiang
• Exotic/Native : Native
• World Distribution : Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, West Himalaya, Xinjiang
• Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 75; Chaurasia O P, Khatoon N and Singh S B (2006), Field Guide-Plant Biodiversity of Ladakh. WWF-India, Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR) and Department of Wildlife Protection, Goverment of Jammu and Kashmir
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Christolea crassifolia. Downloaded on 3 December 2023.

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