Gaali Beeja / Rigid Hogweed
Heracleum rigens
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- July-September
How to identify Gaali Beeja
Identify Gaali Beeja 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 shape: Deeply lobed/toothed.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-September.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Apiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Gaali Beeja.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Deeply lobed/toothedrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Gaali Beeja itself; the rest are typical of the Apiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Umbel
- Fruit
- Schizocarp
Characters marked “recorded” are for Gaali Beeja itself; the rest are typical of the Apiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- Gaali beeja
- Tamil
- Chittrelam
About Gaali Beeja
A member of the Apiaceae family, Rigid Hogweed (Heracleum rigens) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Flowering and fruiting run from July to September.
Apiaceae
Carrot family
Gaali Beeja belongs to the Apiaceae family.
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