Purple Fleabane
Vernonia anthelmintica
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- October-March
How to identify Purple Fleabane
Identify Purple Fleabane 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: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Purple Fleabane.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Vernonia anthelmintica
- Genus
- Vernonia
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Indo-Malesia, Afghanisthan, Laos
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Purple Fleabane 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 Purple Fleabane itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Telugu
- అడవిజీలకర్ర
- Malayalam
- കാട്ടുജീരകം, കരിങ്കടുക്, രാജക്ഷവം
About Purple Fleabane
Purple Fleabane (Vernonia anthelmintica) is a herb in the Asteraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh and 2 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from October to March.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Purple Fleabane belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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