Anaphalis triplinervis var. monocephala

Anaphalis triplinervis var. monocephala (DC.) Airy Shaw (syn: Anaphalis nubigena var. nubigena) as per GCC & The Plant List Ver. 1.1;
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Asteraceae Week (Part I – Radiate heads) ::Anaphalis nubigena?? en-route Hemkund Sahib :: PKA41:: : Attachments (4). 4 posts by 3 authors.
Anaphalis nubigena?? —- en-route Hemkund Sahib.


Is it a rock plant or weed.


Keys at Anaphalis


Earlier thread: VOF Week: Anaphalis sp (U6) —- en-route Hemkund Sahib:


reference efi thread (A. nubigena DC. is synonym of A. nepalensis (Spreng.) Hand.-Mazz. in Karthikeyan et al. 2009.)


It may be Anaphalis nubigena var. nubigena only as plants are having only one head on a stem. This is a syn. of Anaphalis triplinervis var. monocephala (DC.) Airy Shaw as per GCC (updated in 9/2011).

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Anaphalis triplinervis var. monocephala is a common ‘Pearly Everlasting’ of alpine zones in Uttarakhand. It usually grows above 3500m altitude and produce only one flower head on stem unlike A.triplinervis var. intermedia.
Photographed above Kedarnath, 4500m altitude.

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Half buried in the snow- Anaphalis triplinervis var monocephala :  Attachments (1). 4 posts by 4 authors.

Anaphalis triplinervis var. monocephala (Asteraceae) is a common perennial in alpine zones of Uttarakhand. It may be seen in flowering up to October.
This photograph depicts individuals half buried in freshly fallen snow during October. This snow may increase with frequent snowfalls gradually covering the entire plant.
Photographed at 4500m altitude near Kedarnath in Uttarakhand.

Liked the image and the story …


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Amarnath Yatra: Aster Sp for ID (NSJ-02 02/09/2013) : Attachments (3). 2 posts by 2 authors.
Asteraceae Sp for ID
Location – on the way to Panjtarni
Altitude – 13000′ Approx
Date Aug 12, 2013

Seems Anaphalis triplinervis var. monocephala.


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VoF Week: Anaphalis triplinervis at Hemkund:
Anaphalis triplinervis just beside the Hemkund on 15.08.2012.


I think it should be Anaphalis triplinervis var. monocephala (DC.) Airy Shaw as per images herein with single flower head on a stem.


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VOF Week: Anaphalis sp (U5) —- en-route Hemkund Sahib:
Anaphalis sp (U5) —- en-route Hemkund Sahib.


I hope Anaphalis cuneifolia


Makes me aware that there are many Anaphalis in and around the Valley.


I think it should be Anaphalis triplinervis var. monocephala (DC.) Airy Shaw as per images herein with single flower head on a stem.


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Asteraceae Week (Part I – Radiate heads) ::Anaphalis cuneifolia?? en-route Hemkund Sahib :: PKA40:: :Attachments (3). 3 posts by 2 authors.
Anaphalis cuneifolia ?? —- en-route Hemkund Sahib.

I think it should be Anaphalis triplinervis var. monocephala (DC.) Airy Shaw as per images herein with single flower head on a stem.


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VoF Week: Anaphalis triplinervis var. intermedia from valley:
Anaphalis triplinervis var. intermedia from valley
Pls validate


I think it should be Anaphalis triplinervis var. monocephala (DC.) Airy Shaw as per images herein with single flower head on a stem.


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on 13/8/10 during the trek from Ghangaria (around 11,000 ft.) to Hemkunt Sahib (around 14000 ft.); from Kookar Nag to Sinthan Pass, Jammu & Kashmir- 08th August 2009; Flora of Uttarakhand- Herb19 for Id- JM – efloraofindia | Google Groups Flora of Uttarakhand- Herb19C for Id- JM – efloraofindia | Google Groups Request for ID 080809 Sinthan Pass 10 – indiantreepix | Google Groups

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 VOF Week: Anaphalis sp (U6) —- en-route Hemkund Sahib:
Anaphalis sp (U6) —- en-route Hemkund Sahib.


Possibly same as mine in the thread
Tentively identified as Anaphalis nubigena.

reference efi thread (A. nubigena DC. is synonym of A. nepalensis (Spreng.) Hand.-Mazz. in Karthikeyan et al. 2009.)


It may be Anaphalis nubigena var. nubigena only as plants are having only one head on a stem. This is a syn. of Anaphalis triplinervis var. monocephala (DC.) Airy Shaw as per GCC (updated in 9/2011). 

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Fwd: Id requested? Arunachal Pradesh 27.7.17-4 : 3 posts by 1 author. Attachments (1) – 2 MB.

To me appears close to images at Anaphalis nepalensis (Spreng.) Hand.-Mazz. as per comparative images at Anaphalis


Rather it should be Anaphalis triplinervis var. monocephala as per images & details herein. 


Seems convincing sir. Thanks for the help?


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VoF Week : Anaphalis triplinervis:
Name of species : Anaphalis triplinervis

Family : Asteraceae
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Hill slope
Date of click : 15th Aug`12
Location: Enroute to Hemkund Saheb, slightly lower then 3400 Mtrs
(point to be noted in VoF book by SHri Keshav Murthy, the altitude mentioned is between 2000 to 3000 Mtrs).
Abundance : Not very common.

It should be Anaphalis triplinervis var. monocephala as per images & details herein


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Anaphalis triplinervis var. monocephala :: Hemkund, Uttarakhand :: Aug 2018 :: ARKSEP-44 : 7 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (8)
Saw these single flower on stalk Anaphalis near Hemkund, Uttarakhand in Aug 2018.
Kindly validate.

 


Thanks, … Efi page available at 

To me also appear close to images at Anaphalis triplinervis var. monocephala


flowers resemble those shown here by …


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797 (VOF8) ID wild plant: 4 high res. images.
Please ID wild plant,
Location: Valley of Flowers trail THE GREAT HIMALAYAS Ghangaria Chamoli Uttarakhand INDIA
Altitude: 12000fsl
Flower date: 03AUG2026, 03.15pm
Habitat: wild moisture rocky sloppy grassy misty windy alpine
Plant habit: small erect unbranched herb, weak cylindrical tomentose stem 03mm diameter, annual
Height: 10cm
Leaves: alternate elliptical acute simple flexible tomentose, size upto: 02.5×0.5cm
Flower: terminal bud, whitish, non fragrant diameter:02.5cm
Fruit:
Seed:


Anaphalis nepalensis (Spreng.) Hand.-Mazz.


Yes, it is Anaphalis nepalensis, dear …, thank you very much for ID my plant,


I think it is
https://efloraofindia.com/efi/anaphalis-nepalensis-var-monocephala/


Yes, it is Anaphalis triplinervis var. monocephala, dear …, thank you very much for ID my plant


 

 

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References:

GCC  The Plant List Ver. 1.1  Flora of Pakistan  Flora of China 

Updated on September 13, 2026

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