Lahan / Peninsular Camel Thistle
Tricholepis radicans
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- August-February
How to identify Lahan
Identify Lahan 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: August-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Lahan.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tricholepis radicans
- Genus
- Tricholepis
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Scrub jungles
- Habitat type
- Scrub
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-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 Lahan 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 Lahan itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- लहान Lahan
About Lahan
A member of the Asteraceae family, Peninsular Camel Thistle (Tricholepis radicans) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and 2 other states. It grows in scrub jungles. Flowering and fruiting run from August to February.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Lahan belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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