South Indian Pearly Everlasting
Anaphalis lawii
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- December-February
How to identify South Indian Pearly Everlasting
Identify South Indian Pearly Everlasting by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is South Indian Pearly Everlasting.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Anaphalis lawii
- Genus
- Anaphalis
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for South Indian Pearly Everlasting 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 South Indian Pearly Everlasting itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
About South Indian Pearly Everlasting
South Indian Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis lawii) is a herb in the Asteraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Flowering and fruiting run from December to February.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
South Indian Pearly Everlasting belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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