Rasanajadi / Stalkless Eyelashpod
Blepharispermum subsessile
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Native to
- India
- Flowering
- August-January
How to identify Rasanajadi
Identify Rasanajadi by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-January.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Rasanajadi.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Blepharispermum subsessile
- Genus
- Blepharispermum
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Rasanajadi itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Rasanajadi itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Rasanajadi, Raasnaa, Rasna
- Odia
- Rasanajadi, Raasnaa, Rasna
About Rasanajadi
A member of the Asteraceae family, Stalkless Eyelashpod (Blepharispermum subsessile) is a low shrub. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting run from August to January.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Rasanajadi belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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