River Bittertea
Gymnanthemum amygdalinum
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra & more
How to identify River Bittertea
Identify River Bittertea by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, West Bengal.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is River Bittertea.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Gymnanthemum amygdalinum
- Genus
- Gymnanthemum
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, West Bengal
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for River Bittertea 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 River Bittertea itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
About River Bittertea
River Bittertea (Gymnanthemum amygdalinum) belongs to the Asteraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and 1 other states.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
River Bittertea belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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