Gnaphalium polycaulon Pers., Syn. Pl. 2:421 (1807) 421 1807. (Syn: Gnaphalium floccosum DC.; Gnaphalium gracillimum Perr. ex DC.; Gnaphalium multicaule Willd. [Illegitimate]; Gnaphalium niliacum Raddi ex Spreng.; Gnaphalium schomburgkii Sch.Bip. [Illegitimate]; Gnaphalium strictum Roxb. [Illegitimate]);. . naf-FAY-lee-um — Greek: gnaphalion, plant whose soft white leaves used as cushion stuffing … Dave’s Botanary pol-lee-KAW-lon — Greek: poly (many), caulos (stem)… Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: many-stemmed cudweed, western cudweed • Telugu: నూగు పత్రి noogu pathri . Distribution: naturalized pantropically . Leaf surfaces of different colour, upper white hairy, lower almost glabrous; basal leaves persistent at anthesis; inflorescence spicate, lower glomerules of heads often pedunculate ………… Gamochaeta purpurea Leaf surfaces not markedly different; basal leaves withered at anthesis; heads in spicate panicles, densely wooly 2/3 from base ….. Gamochaeta pensylvanica It is true that the three species are very close, Gnaphalium purpureum, G. pensylvanica are shifted to genus Gamochaeta on the basis of pappus being connate at the base, whereas in Gnaphalium they are free at base and fall individually. A feature that separates Gnaphalium purpureum in addition to free pappus hairs is that heads form an elongated spike each cluster not subtended by ordinary leaves. To that extent your plant may be G. polycaulon. . This is what Flora of China writes about Gnaphalium polycaulon “Similar to Gamochaeta pensylvanica, this species differs by its more compact habit, oblanceolate leaves, and free, separately deciduous pappus bristles more dilated at apex.” .
Asteraceae Week (Part II – Discoid heads) :: Gnaphalium polycaulon at Ratangad :: 14 JAN 12 :: DV18 : 6 images. 2 posts by 2 authors. Gnaphalium polycaulon Pers. naf-FAY-lee-um — Greek: gnaphalion, plant whose soft white leaves used as cushion stuffing … Dave’s Botanary at Ratangad on 14 JAN 12 Very good photographs … . … ID please. Place: at top of Ratangad (~ 754 m / 2473 ft asl), near Bhandardara, Maharshtra. It is Gamochaeta (formerly Gnaphalium), probably G. purpureum or G. pensylvanicum (American weed, often confused with G. purpureum, recently become common in Delhi and other parts of India). Here is how you can separate them Leaf surfaces of different colour, upper white hairy, lower almost glabrous; basal leaves persistent at anthesis; inflorescence spicate, lower glomerules of heads often pedunculate …… G. purpurea Leaf surfaces not markedly different; basal leaves withered at anthesis; heads in spicate panicles, densely wooly 2/3 from base ……. G. pensylvanica Many many thanks … for this help with ID. Looking at leaves in your plant being more greener on upper surface and distinctly whitish on lower and lax low clusters your plant may be G. purpurea. Here is my G. pensylvanica Looking through books of Shrikant ji for Gnaphalium … the Further Flowers of Sahyadri illustrates Gnaphalium polycaulon Pers. and Gnaphalium luteo-album. It is true that the three species are very close, Gnaphalium purpureum, G. pensylvanica are shifted to genus Gamochaeta on the basis of pappus being connate at the base, whereas in Gnaphalium they are free at base and fall individually. A feature that separates Gnaphalium purpureum in addition to free pappus hairs is that heads form an elongated spike each cluster not subtended by ordinary leaves. To that extent your plant may be G. polycaulon. This is what Flora of China writes about G. polycaulon “Similar to Gamochaeta pensylvanica, this species differs by its more compact habit, oblanceolate leaves, and free, separately deciduous pappus bristles more dilated at apex.” Perhaps checking pappus hairs may be conclusive. I am attaching photograph of pappus hairs of Gamochaeta pensylvanica for comparison OK, many thanks … will keep an eye open to get this aspect covered during next sighting. .
Asteraceae Fortnight Part 2-Discoid Heads: Gnaphalium from Chakrata for id- NS 62 : Attachments (3). efi page on Gnaphalium Gnaphalium polycaulon Pers. ?? Thanks, … Yes, appears close to Gnaphalium polycaulon Pers. as per images and details herein. I also checked many other species reported in India in Flora of Pakistan and those listed in BSI Flora of India, but looked different as per GBIF links: I thankfully appreciate the efforts of …, for keenly looking up my old posts, and providing valuable inputs.. It is my pleasure … and a way of learning as well. I appreciate your kind words always which encourages me more to delve into this field. I am happy I have been able to secure a small position in this field from null. . Id-23022012-PR-2: I think Gnaphalium sp Gnaphalium polycaulon Pers. ?? . Herb ID request – RK84 – 7-Jan-2013: Is it Gnephalium polycaulon ? its Gnaphalium sure Gnaphalium polycaulon Pers. looks close. .
Is this Asteraceae? 190310MK1 – efloraofindia | Google Groups .    Small Plant for ID : Nasik : 20JAN21 : AK-18: 3 images. A small wild plant seen a couple of days ago (20.1.21) Gamochaeta pensylvanica (Willd.) Cabrera ?? Pl. post high resolution images as I can not see the details. Here they are.. 3 high resolution images. I think this will be Gnaphalium polycaulon as per images and references herein. Agree with Gnaphalium polycaulon. . I think it is close to images at Gnaphalium polycaulon Pers.    Dholpur, January 2022 :: Asteraceae for ID :: ARK2022-055: 3 high res. images. This was clicked near Dholpur, Rajasthan on the banks of the Chambal river in January 2022 Requested to please ID. I think it appears close to images at Gnaphalium polycaulon Pers. . Nepali name(s) of Gnaphalium polycaulon Pers.: बोकी झार Bokee Jhaar / बोके फूल Boke Phool . Telugu name “gorlalumu” of Gnaphalium polycaulon Pers.: Please help me with the Telugu name gorlalumu in native script, of Gnaphalium polycaulon Pers. References:
Regards. here it is – గొర్లలుము . About status of Gnaphalium indicum in India: While attempting to compile names and synonyms of Gnaphalium polycaulon Pers., I found at Flora of Pakistan that Gnaphalium indicum auct. non L. is synonym of Gnaphalium polycaulon Pers. It is found in a few other places also. Thus got curious to know about Gnaphalium indicum L. Please let me know whether we have Gnaphalium indicum L.distributed in India. In case, it is not distributed,
Answers to my queries in red will help me proceed with compiling names of Gnaphalium polycaulon Pers. BSI Flora of India also does not list this. Another link at BSI Flora of India further gives as Gnaphalium polycaulon Pers., Syn. PI. 2: 421. 1807. G. indicum auct. non L. (1753); Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 289. 1881. G. strictum Roxb., Fl. Ind. 3: 424. 1832. G. multicaule Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 2. 3: 425. 1832. POWO and CoL (GBIF once followed CoL listings- I do not know if they are following the same, but not keeping uptodate with changes in CoL) also does not give distribution of Gnaphalium indicum L. in India. We also do not have any species listed as Gnaphalium indicum L. in eFI references at Gnaphalium except in one reference, which can not be relied upon. Many many thanks … for the response to the main query. I will wait for responses for my other two queries – which will help me in proceeding further with compiling names of Gnaphalium polycaulon Pers. 1. There are many sites / articles listing Gnaphalium indicum L. … are those to be considered as Gnaphalium indicum auct. non L.?– Yes Thanks very much … for quickly taking up the remaining queries. The third one: There are many other sites / articles listing just Gnaphalium indicum (author not specified) … are those to be considered as Gnaphalium indicum auct. non L.OR Gnaphalium indicum Thwaites – synonym of Anaphalis subdecurrens Gamble, whose common name too is Indian cudweed is shared with that of Gnaphalium indicum – That can be decided based on the plant as both these plants look different and may be having different areas of distribution. I did not express myself properly. The instances of listing just Gnaphalium indicum (author not specified) occur in articles OR dictionaries where the species are listed, but without description or illustrations. This query holds importance where both species are found distributed. For example, the online dictionary – Tamil Lexicon [Madras], University of Madras … both species are found in the Flora of Tamil Nadu Here is the listing of places for both species, those in bold and red – both species: Gnaphalium polycaulon Pers. and Anaphalis subdecurrens Gamble are found: those in black – only Gnaphalium polycaulon Pers. Andhra Pradesh Assam Bihar Chandigarh Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttaranchal West Bengal Reference: GBIF Gnaphalium polycaulon Pers. Anaphalis subdecurrens Gamble That you can decide. it is very clear from both eFlora of Pakistan and BSI Flora of India (updated online version 2014) that G. indicum in FBI was based on misidentification and is actually G. polycaulon Pers., FBI apparently did not know about this species. . Santali name of Gnaphalium polycaulon Pers.: Please help me with the Santali names togot arak, tagot arak of Gnaphalium polycaulon Pers. in Ol Chiki script. Reference: A Santali-English dictionary by A. Campbell, of the Santal mission ᱛᱚᱜᱚᱛ ᱟᱨᱟᱜ, ᱛᱟᱜᱚᱛ ᱟᱨᱟᱜ shall be the common name for Gnaphalium polycaulon Pers. in Ol Chiki script. . Names of Plants in India :: Gnaphalium polycaulon Pers.: naf-FAY-lee-um — Greek: gnaphalion, plant whose soft white leaves used as cushion stuffing … Dave’s Botanary pol-lee-KAW-lon — Greek: poly (many), caulos (stem)… Dave’s Botanarycommonly known as: Indian cudweed, many-stemmed cudweed, western cudweed • Adi: paaput • Assamese: কপাহ গুটিয়া বন kapah gutia bon • Bengali: ধলি পুঁই dhali pui • Gujarati: ફુલવો phulvo • Hindi: खरसिया kharsiya • Kachchhi: અછી ફુલેડી achi phuledi • Kannada: ಹಕ್ಕಿ ಬಳ್ಳಿ hakki balli • Nepali: बोकी झार bokee jhaar, बोके फूल boke phool • Odia: ବହୁସ୍ମୃତିକା bahusmrutika • Santali: ᱛᱚᱜᱚᱛ ᱟᱨᱟᱜ togot arak • Tamil: இருப்பவல் iruppaval, சாம்பப்பச்சை saambapachchai • Telugu: గొర్లలుము gorlalumu, నూగు పత్రి noogu pathribotanical names: Gnaphalium polycaulon Pers. … heterotypic synonyms: Gnaphalium gracillimum Perr. ex DC. • Gnaphalium multicaule Willd. • Gnaphalium strictum Roxb. … and more at POWO NOTES:
Many thanks to J M Garg (efloraofindia) for sorting my confusion, and helping me reach following conclusion: * Common names mentioned in online / offline resources (1) for Gnaphalium indicum L. will be considered for Gnaphalium indicum auct. non L. (2) for Gnaphalium indicum (with no author citation) will be considered as shared for both the distinct species: Gnaphalium indicum auct. non L. – synonym of Gnaphalium polycaulon Pers. as well as Gnaphalium indicum Thwaites – synonym of Anaphalis subdecurrens Gamble READ MORE … The Identity of Gnaphalium indicum Linn. – Nates Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinb. 31: 135-138. GRIERSON, AJ.C.(1975). Bibliography / etymology ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ Indian cudweed
many-stemmed cudweed
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ western cudweed ~~~~~ ADI ~~~~~ paaput
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~ কপাহ গুটিয়া বন kapah gutia bon
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~ ধলি পুঁই dhali pui
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ ફુલવો phulvo
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ खरसिया kharsiya ~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~ અછી ફુલેડી achi phuledi
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ ಹಕ್ಕಿ ಬಳ್ಳಿ hakki balli
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ no given name / no name found
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~ no given name / no name found
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ no given name / no name found
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~ बोकी झार bokee jhaar
बोके फूल boke phool
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ ବହୁସ୍ମୃତିକା bahusmrutika
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~ ᱛᱚᱜᱚᱛ ᱟᱨᱟᱜ togot arak (or ᱛᱟᱜᱚᱛ ᱟᱨᱟᱜ tagot arak)
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ இருப்பவல் iruppaval
சாம்பப்பச்சை saambapachchai
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ గొర్లలుము gorlalumu
నూగు పత్రి noogu pathri
~~~~~ x ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/01/gnaphalium-polycaulon-pers.html , Asteraceae: Helichrysum luteoalbum (L.) Rchb.: 1 high res. image. synonyms: Gnaphalium luteoalbum L., Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum (L.) O.M.Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, Laphangium luteoalbum (L.) N.N.Tzvel., Helichrysum luteoalbum (L.) Rchb. location/date: Tarubanda village, Melghat Wildlife Sanctuary, Amravati Distr., Maharashtra, November 1994 This to me appears close to images at . . Asteraceae: Gnaphalium uliginosum: 2 high res. images. Gnaphalium uliginosum Paderu forest area of Andhra Pradesh on 25/03/2024 This does not have distribution in the area as per POWO. . References: |
Gnaphalium polycaulon
Updated on December 24, 2024