Kaattukunkumapoovu / Clasping-Leaf Camel Thistle
Tricholepis amplexicaulis
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala
- Flowering
- October-February
How to identify Kaattukunkumapoovu
Identify Kaattukunkumapoovu 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: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kaattukunkumapoovu.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tricholepis amplexicaulis
- Genus
- Tricholepis
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands
- Habitat type
- Grassland
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Hirsute (coarsely hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kaattukunkumapoovu itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kaattukunkumapoovu itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಚಪ್ಪಲಿ ಚೆಂಡು Chappali Chendu, ಕಾಡುಕುಸುಬೆ Kaadu Kusube, ಮಂಡ ಕುಸುಬಿ Manda Kusubi
- Malayalam
- കാട്ടുകുങ്കുമപ്പൂവ് Kaattukunkumapoovu
- Marathi
- दहाण
About Kaattukunkumapoovu
A member of the Asteraceae family, Clasping-Leaf Camel Thistle (Tricholepis amplexicaulis) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra and Kerala. It grows in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from October to February.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Kaattukunkumapoovu belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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