Pinja Phool / European Goldenrod
Solidago virga-aurea
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
How to identify Pinja Phool
Identify Pinja Phool 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.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Head.
- In India, compare location records such as Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Pinja Phool.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Solidago virga-aurea
- Genus
- Solidago
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pinja Phool itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
- Flower arrangement
- HeadrecordedA dense, tight cluster of many small stalkless flowers, packed into a rounded or flat head.“It produces arrays of numerous small yellow flower heads at the top of the stem.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pinja Phool itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- पिंजा फूल Pinja phool, सोनाली Sonali
About Pinja Phool
European Goldenrod (Solidago virga-aurea) belongs to the Asteraceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Uses
It is planted as an ornamental.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Pinja Phool belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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