IGKV WEED SEARCH
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IGKV WEED SEARCH
Weed Search Facility for students and scientists |
East Indian globe thistle |
Halbi Name |
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Main Photo of The Weed |
Vernacular name |
Gorakh mundi |
Scientific name |
Sphaeranthus indicus Linn. |
Family |
Asteraceae |
Season |
Rabi |
Description |
Plant |
Heavier branched, annual herb, 30 cm height, stem and branches cylindric with toothed, wings, grandular, hairy. |
Leaves |
Alternate, sub-sessile, oblong |
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Flower |
Compound head globose, ovoid, peduncles with toothed wings, heterogamous, purplish pink, outer florets femae and inner besexual. |
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Fruit/ seed |
Achene, glabrous, stalked |
Habitat and distribution |
Wet places |
Flowering and fruiting |
January to March |
Associated with |
Rabi |
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