Pivala Gangotra / Diskhead Knob-Bush
Cyathocline lutea
Also known as Yellow Bane
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering
- October-December
How to identify Pivala Gangotra
Identify Pivala Gangotra 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: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Pivala Gangotra.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cyathocline lutea
- Genus
- Cyathocline
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pivala Gangotra 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 Pivala Gangotra itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- पिवळा गंगोत्रा Pivala Gangotra
About Pivala Gangotra
Diskhead Knob-Bush (Cyathocline lutea) is a herb in the Asteraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra. Flowering and fruiting run from October to December.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Pivala Gangotra belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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