Sagar Pathari / Kulhafila
Launaea sarmentosa
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- March-November
How to identify Sagar Pathari
Identify Sagar Pathari 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: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Sagar Pathari.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Launaea sarmentosa
- Genus
- Launaea
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- India, Pakistan
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sagar Pathari itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sagar Pathari itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- செந்தம், எழுத்தாணி, கட்டாரி
- Kannada
- ಬೋನಪತ್ರಿ bonapatri
- Malayalam
- ഏട്ടച്ചപ്പ് ettachappu, കടൽക്കൊഴുപ്പ kadalkkozhuppa, കടൽക്കൊഴുപ്പ
- Marathi
- सागर पाथरी sagar pathari
About Sagar Pathari
Kulhafila (Launaea sarmentosa) belongs to the Asteraceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and 3 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from March to November.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Sagar Pathari belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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