Hiwali Sonki
Senecio edgeworthii
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering
- August-October
How to identify Hiwali Sonki
Identify Hiwali Sonki 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: August-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Hiwali Sonki.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Senecio edgeworthii
- Genus
- Senecio
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands
- Habitat type
- Grassland
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Hiwali Sonki 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 Hiwali Sonki itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- हिवाळी सोनकी Hiwali Sonki
About Hiwali Sonki
A member of the Asteraceae family, Hiwali Sonki (Senecio edgeworthii) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra. It grows in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from August to October.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Hiwali Sonki belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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