East Indian globe thistle (Sphaeranthus indicus)
Sphaeranthus indicus is an annual herb of tropical and subtropical wetlands. It features distinctive globose, thistle-like flower heads, often purple or pink. Often used.
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Synonyms
Oligolepis indicus (L.) Cass. ex Steud.
Sphaeranthus hirtus Willd.
Sphaeranthus mollis Roxb.
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderAsterales
- familyAsteraceae
- genusSphaeranthus
- speciesSphaeranthus indicus