Mudiyendra Pacha / Nodeweed
Synedrella nodiflora
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- July-April
How to identify Mudiyendra Pacha
Identify Mudiyendra Pacha 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-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Mudiyendra Pacha.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Synedrella nodiflora
- Genus
- Synedrella
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Garden plant
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- West Indies
- Distribution
- Introduced in tropics
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Manipur, Tripura
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Hirsute (coarsely hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mudiyendra Pacha 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 Mudiyendra Pacha itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ತೋಟಹಾಳುಗಿಡ Tota halu gida
- Malayalam
- Mudiyendra pacha
- Tamil
- முடியன் பச்சை
About Mudiyendra Pacha
Nodeweed (Synedrella nodiflora) is a herb in the Asteraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka and 16 other states. It grows in garden plant. Flowering and fruiting run from July to April.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Mudiyendra Pacha belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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