Typical of the Asteraceae family
Blumea oxyodonta
Spiny-Leaf Knob-Bush
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Madhya Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- October-May
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Assam, India Kew dataset ↗︎
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Indian Subcontinent to China (Yunnan) and Indo-China.
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How to identify Spiny-Leaf Knob-Bush
Identify Spiny-Leaf Knob-Bush 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: October-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Spiny-Leaf Knob-Bush.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Blumea oxyodonta
- Genus
- Blumea
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- Indo-China
- Distribution
- India, Pakistan, Myanmar, China, Indo-China, Philippines
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Jammu & Kashmir, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Spiny-Leaf Knob-Bush itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Head
Characters marked “recorded” are for Spiny-Leaf Knob-Bush itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
About Spiny-Leaf Knob-Bush
Spiny-Leaf Knob-Bush (Blumea oxyodonta) is a herb in the Asteraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Madhya Pradesh and 10 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from October to May.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Spiny-Leaf Knob-Bush belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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