Bonebract
Sclerocarpus africanus
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- July-August
How to identify Bonebract
Identify Bonebract 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: Hirsute (coarsely hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Bonebract.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sclerocarpus africanus
- Genus
- Sclerocarpus
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Open forests and along stream banks
- Distribution
- India, Tropical Africa, Nepal, Pakistan
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Hirsute (coarsely hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bonebract 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 Bonebract itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
About Bonebract
Bonebract (Sclerocarpus africanus) is a herb in the Asteraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and 3 other states. It grows in open forests and along stream banks. Flowering and fruiting run from July to August.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Bonebract belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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