Vajardanti / Woolly Karmedik
Dicoma tomentosa
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- August-April
How to identify Vajardanti
Identify Vajardanti 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: Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Vajardanti.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dicoma tomentosa
- Genus
- Dicoma
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Tropical Africa
- Distribution
- India, Tropical Africa
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Vajardanti itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Vajardanti itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Vajardanti
- Kannada
- ನವನಂಜಿ Navananji, ಸನ್ನಿಗಿಡ Sanni gida
About Vajardanti
Woolly Karmedik (Dicoma tomentosa) belongs to the Asteraceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and 2 other states. It grows in dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to April.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Vajardanti belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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