Anikale Jhar / Red-Flower Rageleaf
Crassocephalum crepidioides
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- September-May
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Crassocephalum crepidioides
- Genus
- Crassocephalum
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- In open forests, forest edges and in gardens
- Habitat type
- Forest, Cultivated
- Native to
- Africa
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Assam
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Asteraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Nepali
- अनिकाले झार Anikale jhar
- Malayalam
- അപ്പൂപ്പൻതാടി
About Anikale Jhar
Red-Flower Rageleaf (Crassocephalum crepidioides) is a herb belonging to the Asteraceae family (Daisy/Sunflower family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple leaves, capitulum (head) flower clusters, achene with pappus fruit. It is typically found in in open forests, forest edges and in gardens. Native to Africa, it is distributed across Pantropical. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during September-May.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Anikale Jhar belongs to the Asteraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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