Laggera crispata

Laggera crispata (Vahl) Hepper & J.R.I.Wood, Kew Bull. 38(1): 83. 1983. (syn: Blumea alata var. montana C.D.Adams; Blumea crispata (Vahl) Merxm.; Blumea purpurascens A.Rich.; Blumea vernonioides DC.; Conyza crispata Vahl; Laggera purpurascens Sch.Bip. [Invalid]; Laggera purpurascens Sch.Bip. ex Hochst. [Invalid]; Serratula polygyna A.Rich.);

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Common name: Curly Blumea

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TQ-Manipur-02 ID : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)

A herb found on the roadside in Imphal Manipur.
Found flowering in February end.
Stems are strongly winged.
Help in identification please!

Must be some Laggera sp (Asteraceae). Laggera alata?
Laggera in eFI.

Thanks for the lead. It looks like Laggera crispata

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Laggera alata (D. Don) Sch. Bip. ex Oliv.:
The ‘Field images’ given under Laggera alata (D. Don) Sch. Bip. ex Oliv. looks like Laggera crispata (Vahl) Hepper & J.R.I.Wood
http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=1596&cat=7
Please have a look !

Yes, … has to correct his images at
http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=1596&cat=7, to Laggera crispata (Vahl) Hepper & J.R.I.Wood as per keys in An Excursion Flora of Central Tamilnadu, India By K. M. Matthew (1995)

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Laggera crispata (Vahl) Hepper & J.R.I.Wood: 7 very high res. images.

Location: Gyaneswor, Kathnadu, Nepal

Altitude: 1400 m.

Date: 03 April 2023
Habit : Wild

Yes, as per images at
https://efloraofindia.com/2017/03/11/laggera-crispata/

130625PKD2: I D pls collected from Bhubaneswar Odisha on June 2025: 2 high res. images.

Laggera crispata (Vahl) Hepper & J.R.I.Wood

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References:
POWO The Plant List Ver.1.1 GCC IPNI Catalogue of Life (syn. of Blumea crispata (Vahl) H. Merxmüller) GBIF (with type specimen) BSI Flora of India Flora of China FOC illustration Flora of Zimbabwe Flowers of India Encyclopedia of Life (Specimen)

Updated on June 16, 2025