Kolumpu / Woolly Camphor-Weed
Pluchea tomentosa
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- October-April
How to identify Kolumpu
Identify Kolumpu by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs).
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttarakhand.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kolumpu.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pluchea tomentosa
- Genus
- Pluchea
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Along stream banks of forests
- Distribution
- India, Pakistan
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kolumpu 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 Kolumpu itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- கொழும்பு kolumpu, கொழும்புவேர் Kolumpu-ver
About Kolumpu
Woolly Camphor-Weed (Pluchea tomentosa) belongs to the Asteraceae family, where it grows as a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and 1 other states. It grows in along stream banks of forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to April.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Kolumpu belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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