Sphaeranthus indicus

Sphaeranthus indicus L., 927 1753. (Syn: Sphaeranthus hirtus Willd.; Sphaeranthus mollis Roxb.; Sphaeranthus mollis Roxb. ex DC.);
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sfay-RAN-thus — Greek: sphaira (sphere), anthos (flower) … Dave’s Botanary
IN-dih-kus or in-DEE-kus — of or from India … Dave’s Botanary
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commonly known as: East Indian globe thistle, Indian sphaeranthus, seed basil • Bengali: মুরমুরিযা murmuriya • Gujarati: ગોરકમુન્ડી gorakhmundi • Hindi मुण्डी mundi • Kannada: ಬೋಡು ಕಡಲೆ bodu-kadale • Konkani: गोरखमुण्डी gorakhmundi • Malayalam: അടയ്ക്കമണിയന്‍ adaykamanian, മിരംഗനീ mirangani • Marathi: खडकशेपू khadakshepu, मुंडी mundi, नाई nai, नाय naya • Nepalese: गोरखमुन्दि gorakhmundi • Oriya: buikadam • Sanskrit: मुण्डि mundi • Santal: belaunja • Tamil: கொட்டைக்கரந்தை kottai-k-karantai, உதறிமுறிப்பான் utharrimurrippan, விஷ்ணுகரந்தை visnu-karantai • Telugu: బోడతరము boda-taramu, శ్రావణి sravani • Urdu: منڐي گل gul mundi • Undari: mundi
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Native to: India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, tropical Australia; naturalized elsewhere
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Versatile medicinal herb with a wide range of uses;
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As per efi thread :

Given below are the relevant key characters from Flora of India:
a. Stems not winged —> Sphaeranthus amaranthoides
b. Stems winged:
b-i) wings entire; flower-heads <1 cm across —> S. africanus
b-ii) wings toothed; heads up to 2.5 cm across; leaves single-dentate —> S. senegalensis
In S. indicus, the leaves are double-dentate.
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Keys
1a. Stems not winged or rarely narrowly winged; glomeruli conical, subsessile, brownish; outer florets not more than 4 ——— 2. Sphaeranthus amaranthoides
b. Stems winged; glomeruli spherical or ovoid, pedunculate, glabrous, white, purple or violet; outer florets more than 4 —— 2
2a. Wings entire, glomeruli not more than 1 cm across; peduncles glabrous; involucral bracts not ciliate at apex — 1. Sphaeranthus africanus
 b. Wings toothed; glomeruli up to 2.5 cm across, peduncles pubescent; involucral bracts ciliate at apex ——– 3
3a. Leaves double-dentate and with stalked glands ———- Sphaeranthus indicus
b. Leaves single dentate and with sessile glands ————- Sphaeranthus senegalensis
 (Ref. Flora of India Vol.13-Asteraceae (Inuleae-Vernonieae) By R.K. Hajra et al.1995. BSI, India)
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Sphaeranthus indicus L. from Maihar MP
From Maihar MP Growing wildly there

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Plz id this herb: pa65 – 20dec2012:
Plz id this herb growing on the ground near Uran, it is around 1 to 2 foot height only. Can this be a species of Blumea? The leafs have a strong smell like the plant I had posted last month : efi thread

This is Sphaeranthus indicus, a versatile medicinal herb with a wide range of uses. The characteristic winged stem can be seen in your first photograph.

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Hooghly Today : Sphaeranthus indicus L.:

This seems to be the Sphaeranthus indicus L., (Bengali names : CHHAGOL NADI, MURMURIA, GHORK MUNDI), a small herb found on rural roadside and in paddy-fields.
ID help :

When I first started learning about the plants around me, one of the things that amazed me among so many others is the utter beauty I found is small plants that I had overlooked earlier! Very much like this one.

chhagol o khayi na… but its a beauty

i found those names in “Bengal Plants” 🙂
Indeed it is beauty, i remember i have seen many of them in my childhood.

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Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week :: Gomphrena globosa. Sinhagad valley Pune SMP7:  Gomphrena globosa. Sinhagad valley Pune
Near paddy fields. Dec

I think you have inadvertently labeled this Sphaeranthus indicus as Gomphrena.
Nice picture though.

Oh Thanks for the correction. No closeups so probably got confused.

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Herb ID please.: Can you please help me with the id of this flowering herb?

  1. It was found on the edge of a dry percolation pond.
  2. The area is tropical dry scrub jungle with trees such as Terminalia Bellerica, Ficus sp., Aegle marmelos and Dendrocalamus strictus etc.
  3. The height of the plant is barely 6″.

please check with Sphaeranthus indicus L.

Yes, Spheranthus indicus from me too..

Yes, Spheranthus indicus from me too..

Thank you very much …  Spheranthus indicus looks like a perfect match.

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Asteraceae Week (Part II – Discoid heads) :: Sphaeranthus indicus in Thane :: 15 DEC 09 :: DV26 : 2 images. 3 posts by 3 authors.

Sphaeranthus indicus L.
sfay-RAN-thus — Greek: sphaira (sphere), anthos (flower) … Dave’s Botanary
IN-dih-kus or in-DEE-kus — of or from India … Dave’s Botanary
commonly known as: East Indian globe thistle, Indian sphaeranthus, seed basil • Bengali: মুরমুরিযা murmuriya • Gujarati: ગોરકમુન્ડી gorakhmundi • Hindi मुण्डी mundi • Kannada: ಬೋಡು ಕಡಲೆ bodu-kadale • Konkani: गोरखमुण्डी gorakhmundi • Malayalam: അടയ്ക്കമണിയന്‍ adaykamanian, മിരംഗനീ mirangani • Marathi: खडकशेपू khadakshepu, मुंडी mundi, नाई nai, नाय naya • Nepalese: गोरखमुन्दि gorakhmundi • Oriya: buikadam • Sanskrit: मुण्डि mundi • Santal: belaunja • Tamil: கொட்டைக்கரந்தை kottai-k-karantai, உதறிமுறிப்பான் utharrimurrippan, விஷ்ணுகரந்தை visnu-karantai • Telugu: బోడతరము boda-taramu, శ్రావణి sravani • Urdu: منڐي گل gul mundi • Undari: mundi
Native to: India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, tropical Australia; naturalized elsewhere
References: Flowers of India • GRIN • FRLHT • Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar
at Vaghbil, Thane on 15 DEC 09

Very beautiful pictures, never seen flowers in opened stage.. thanks for showing …, also for this plant is rare to find in our area..

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Sphaeranthus indicus
Sinhagad valley Pune. Near rice fields.
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Sphaeranthus ¿ africanus ? : Attachments (2).  5 posts by 3 authors.

Would like to know whether this is Sphaeranthus africanus OR yet S. indicus.
Place: Vaghbil, Thane.
Date: 28 NOV 09
Habitat: near creek

Given below are the relevant key characters from Flora of India:

a. Stems not winged —> Sphaeranthus amaranthoides
b. Stems winged:
b-i) wings entire; flower-heads <1 cm across —> S. africanus
b-ii) wings toothed; heads up to 2.5 cm across; leaves single-dentate —> S. senegalensis
So, your plant seems to be S. senegalensis, pl. confirm.
In S. indicus, the leaves are double-dentate.

The wings of stem are clearly dentate, and looking at the distribution this seems to be S. indicus. S.senegalensis has distribution only in East Maharashtra. But S. africanus is also common along the shore.

… will try to get more (and also closer) views when I get back to the creek side of my neighbourhood … may help in ID better.

… during yesterday’s visit to the creek side, saw them all in purple.
Concluding them to be Sphaeranthus indicus.
This is an aromatic herb found mostly in harvested fields.
Local marathi name: Gorakh mundi.
Bot. name: Sphaeranthus indicus
This was photographed in Aarav village, Maharashtra.

Very beautiful pics … loved the last one..

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Flower for id-ID08042014SH3 : Attachments (1). 2 posts by 2 authors.

Flower for Id pl.
Location –Manas National Park,Guwahati.
Date- 05.03.2014
Habitat –Wild

Sphaeranthus indicus is a good choice I think…

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IND 1 5/7/14 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1).
Please Id this medicinal herb. Photo was taken in Sri Lanka in March 2014.

This may be Sphaeranthus indicus L.

Yes it’s …

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in Yevoor, Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai– Jan.’09?; Sonepat, Haryana, 9th May 09; At Sagargad, Alibag; Vaghbil, Thane– 28 NOV 09; 14 Nov,2009; Sinhgad valley;

Plant for ID SMP1 24/10/2010 – efloraofindia | Google Groups
Some flowers from SGNP, Mumbai – indiantreepix | Google Groups
Sphaeranthus indicus – indiantreepix | Google Groups
(100509SCS3-7) – Is it Sphaeranthus indicus ? – indiantreepix | Google Groups

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Tiny Plant for ID : Nasik : 11DEC20 : AK-25: 3 images.
A very tiny plant, probably the smallest plant I have ever seen.
Could be Sphaeranthus indicus?
Sphaeranthus indicus Linn.

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Requesting a herb id_180422-3: 2 high res. images.
Flowers with complete asteraceae-like inflorescence. Found on the edges of paddy fields.
Wayanad, Kerala.

Sphaeranthus indicus L.

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Id please kota Rajasthan: 1 high res. image.

Sphaeranthus indicus L.
Nepali names : गोरख मुण्डि  Gorakh Mundi / सुपारे झार Supaare Jhaar !

Yes, appears close to images at
https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/31/sphaeranthus-indicus/

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Sphaeranthus indicus L. :: Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Dec 15, 2009 · 3:11 PM IST: 2 images.
Sphaeranthus indicus L.
Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Dec 15, 2009 · 3:11 PM IST :: about 3 m (10 ft) asl

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Sphaeranthus indicus L. :: Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Nov 28, 2009 · 3:31 PM IST: 2 images.
Sphaeranthus indicus L.
Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Nov 28, 2009 · 3:31 PM IST :: about 3 m (10 ft) asl

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Sphaeranthus indicus L. :: Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Nov 15, 2008 · JUN23 DV65: 2 images.

Sphaeranthus indicus L.
Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Nov 15, 2008 · 11:58 AM IST :: about 3 m (10 ft) asl
Many thanks to P B Singh for validating the ID at iNaturalist.
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Sphaeranthus indicus L. :: Waghbil, Thane :: Jan 6, 2008 · JUN23 DV278: 2 images.
Sphaeranthus indicus L.
Waghbil, Thane :: Jan 6, 2008 · 3:49 PM IST :: about 3 m (10 ft) asl

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Asteraceae: Sphaeranthus indicus L.: 1 high res. images.
synonyms: Sphaeranthus hirtus Willd., Sphaeranthus mollis Roxb.
location/date: Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, October 1994

 

 

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