✿Asteraceae · Vernonia
Vernonia comorinensis
Shruboutdoor
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- December-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Vernonia comorinensis
- Genus
- Vernonia
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-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 Vernonia comorinensis 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 Vernonia comorinensis itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
About Vernonia comorinensis
A member of the Asteraceae family, Vernonia comorinensis is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to March.
Botanical family
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Vernonia comorinensis belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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