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Meconopsis aculeata Royle

Botanical Name:- Meconopsis aculeata Royle Family:- Papaveraceae Sanskrit/ Hindi Name :- वनीता, कान्ता Common name:– Blue Poppy  Morphological Description:- Meconopsis aculeata Royle is an endemic, monocarpic, perennial herb characterized by a single, erect, unbranched, hard, and prickly stem, reaching 30–60 cm in height. The plant bears a solitary raceme with numerous flowers. Flowers are large, showy, actinomorphic, bisexual, complete, and […]

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Inula grandiflora Willd.

Botanical Name:- Inula grandiflora Willd. Family:- Asteraceae Sanskrit/ Hindi Name :- पुष्करमूल Based on geographical variations, three to four varieties of this shrub are found. It occurs in Kashmir and the north-western Himalayas. In India, it commonly grows in areas where Sugandha Kuth (Dolomiaea costus (Falc.) Kasana & A.K.Pandey) is found. Owing to its similar appearance and co-occurrence

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Saussurea obvallata (DC.) Sch.Bip.

Botanical Name:- Saussurea obvallata (DC.) Sch.Bip. Family:- Asteraceae Hindi:- Brahma Kamal Sanskrit:- Kaurav Padma,Sairandhri Pushpa Kumaoni (Uttarakhand):- Kapfu Tibetan:- Gyaltsen Metog (meaning “flower of the gods”) Chinese:- 雪莲花 (Xuě lián huā), meaning “Snow Lotus” Nepal:- Brahma Kamal Bhutan:- Tshering Meto Brahma Kamal (Saussurea obvallata (DC.) Sch.Bip.), the state flower of Uttarakhand, is an endemic herb native to

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Astragalus rhizanthus Benth.

Botanical Name:- Astragalus rhizanthus Benth. Family:- Fabaceae Sanskrit:- रुद्रवंती Astragalus rhizanthus Benth. is a stemless perennial herb or subshrub, belonging to the Fabaceae (Pea) family, native to the temperate regions of the Himalayas. It is characterized by its hairy appearance, with pinnate leaves that have up to 28 pairs of small leaflets. The flowers are

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