Epaltes pygmaea
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- December-April
How to identify Epaltes pygmaea
Identify Epaltes pygmaea 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: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Epaltes pygmaea.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Epaltes pygmaea
- Genus
- Epaltes
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Epaltes pygmaea itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Epaltes pygmaea itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
About Epaltes pygmaea
A member of the Asteraceae family, Epaltes pygmaea is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. Flowering and fruiting run from December to April.

Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Epaltes pygmaea belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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