Brahmadandi / Smooth Camel Thistle
Tricholepis glaberrima
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- September- November
How to identify Brahmadandi
Identify Brahmadandi 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: September- November.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Brahmadandi.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tricholepis glaberrima
- Genus
- Tricholepis
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Common on rocky ground
- Habitat type
- Rocky
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- September- November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Hirsute (coarsely hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Brahmadandi 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 Brahmadandi itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- ब्रह्मदण्डी Brahmadandi
- Bengali
- ছাগলদণ্ডি Chhagaladandi, বামনদণ্ডি Vamanadandi, ছাগলদণ্ডি
- Kannada
- ಬ್ರಹ್ಮದಂಡೆ Brahmadande
- Malayalam
- ബ്രഹ്മദണ്ഡി Brahmadandi
- Marathi
- ब्रह्मदंडी Brahmadandi, दहाण Dahan, मोटा चोर Motha Chor
About Brahmadandi
Smooth Camel Thistle (Tricholepis glaberrima) belongs to the Asteraceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and 1 other states. It grows in common on rocky ground. Flowering and fruiting run from September to November.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Brahmadandi belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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