Jangli Muli / Lettuce-Leaf Knob-Bush
Blumea lacera
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
How to identify Jangli Muli
Identify Jangli Muli 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: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Gujarat and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Jangli Muli.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Blumea lacera
- Genus
- Blumea
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, China, Indo-China, Sri Lanka, Malaysia to Australia and Africa
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Goa, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jangli Muli 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 Jangli Muli itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- जंगली मूली Jangli Muli, ककरौंदा Kakronda
- Nepali
- कुकुरे Kukure, कुकुरद्र Kukuradra, कुकुर घाँस Kukur Ghaas
- Bengali
- কুকুৰমুতা Kukurmuta, Kukursunga
- Tamil
- Kattumullangi, Narakkarandai
- Telugu
- Advimulangi, Karupogaku
- Kannada
- ಗಾಂಧಾರಿ Gaandhaari, ಸಾಂಬ್ರಾಣಿಗಿಡ Saambraani gida
- Marathi
- Bhamurda, बुरंडो Burando
About Jangli Muli
Lettuce-Leaf Knob-Bush (Blumea lacera) belongs to the Asteraceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka and 13 other states. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Jangli Muli belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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