✿Asteraceae · Vernonia
Vernonia gossypina
Shruboutdoor
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- March-September
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Vernonia gossypina
- Genus
- Vernonia
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Shola forests and grasslands
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-September
- Conservation status
- Critically Endangered (CR)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Vernonia gossypina 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 gossypina itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
About Vernonia gossypina
Vernonia gossypina is a shrub in the Asteraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. It grows in shola forests and grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from March to September.
Botanical family
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Vernonia gossypina belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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