Jangli-Jira / Sticky Daisy
Adenostemma lavenia
Also known as Club Wort
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- October-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Adenostemma lavenia
- Genus
- Adenostemma
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, China, Malaysia, Australia, tropical Africa, Polynesia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Karnataka, Manipur, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jangli-Jira itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jangli-Jira itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- जंगली जीरा Jangli-jira
About Jangli-Jira
Sticky daisy (Adenostemma lavenia) is a herb in the Asteraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Karnataka and 15 other states. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to March.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Jangli-Jira belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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