Hiran Khuri / Rough Emilia
Emilia scabra
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- December-March
How to identify Hiran Khuri
Identify Hiran Khuri 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: Pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Meghalaya.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Hiran Khuri.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Emilia scabra
- Genus
- Emilia
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Meghalaya
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Hiran Khuri itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Hiran Khuri itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- हिरन खुरी Hiran Khuri
- Malayalam
- Poosha-thala
About Hiran Khuri
Rough Emilia (Emilia scabra) is a herb in the Asteraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and 1 other states. It grows in semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to March.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Hiran Khuri belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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