Published In:
Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt. Zweite Abteilung, Systematik, Pflanzengeographie, angewandte Botanik 19: 491. 1906. ( Beih. Bot. Centralbl., Abt. 2)  
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(Last Modified On 5/8/2022)
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Acceptance
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Accepted
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(Last Modified On 1/23/2022)
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Contributor Text:
Roohi Abid, M. Qaiser & Rubina Abid
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Contributor Institution:
Centre for Plant Conservation, University of Karachi – Pakistan and Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi
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Flower/Fruit:
Fl. Per.: July – September
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Type:
Syntypes: Himalaya, Tamilauna and Karidorpass, Jaeschke; Karakorum Pass, ca 14000', Heyder (K).
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Distribution:
Afghanistan, Pakistan and China.
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Comment/Acknowledgements:
A plant of higher altitude, grows between 3000–3500 m near water canals, open places and gentle slopes.
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Map Location:
A–8 Gilgit Distt.: Ichman, 20 km from Bourir, Haramosh, Gilgit, on dry as well as moist places, perennial erect herb, 20–40 cm tall, flowers blue outer and brownish at centre, common, 2.8.2003, Sherwali Khan & Shabbir Hussain 418 (KUH); Naltar Bala, grows along water canal, erect (ascending) perennial herb, up to ± 60 cm tall, purple ligules, 3200 m, common, 20.7.2004, Jan Alam & Naeem Khan 2711 (KUH); ibid, grows on gentle slope near to water canal, erect perennial herb upto ± 35 cm tall, purple ray florets, yellow disc florets, ± 3200 m, common, 20.7.2004, Jan Alam & Naeem Khan 2728 (KUH); Naltar Bala on wet gentle slope, ascending perennial herb, upto ± 50 cm tall, blue ray florets, yellow disc florets, ± 3300 m, infrequent, 20.7.2004, Jan Alam & Naeem Khan 2726 a & b (KUH); Astor (Gilgit): Rama P.I.D.C. near the compound, grows in open place, erect perennial herb, 40 cm tall, flowers head pink, ± 3000 m, common, 22.9.2005, Ali Noor 401 (KUH).
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Caespitose, perennial herb, 20–60 cm tall. Stem erect or ascending, unbranched or branched from the upper half, purple – green, hirsute – strigillose or somewhat villous. Leaves hirsute to somewhat villous or subglabrous, ciliate at the margins. Basal leaves in somewhat rosette, withering at anthesis. Lower leaves oblanceolate, 4–7 cm long (including 3–4 cm long, narrowly winged petiole), 0.4–0.7 cm wide, entire or with 1–2 small teeth on either side, cauline leaves almost similar to lower leaves, 3–5 cm long (including 1–1.5 cm long petiole), 0.3–0.6 cm wide, oblanceolate – oblong, obtuse – acute, entire – ciliate, upper ones sessile, oblong – somewhat lanceolate, 2 – 4 cm long, 0.2–0.4 cm wide, subclasping, uppermost leaves becoming gradually smaller, ca 0.5 cm long, linear, acute. Capitula many, in corymbiform synflorescence, 1.5–2 cm across. Peduncle flexous, slender, purplish. Involucre 1–1.5 cm in diameter, campanulate, hirsute–strigillose or somewhat villous, eglandular. Phyllaries 3–seriate, lanceolate–linear, acute – acuminate, outer 3–4 mm long, 1.2–1.5 mm wide, middle ones 5–6 mm long, 1–1.3 mm wide; innermost ca 7 mm long, 0.8–1 mm wide, membranous, acuminate. Ray florets purple–pink, ligule 7–8 mm long, linear–oblanceolate, convoluted when dry. Female eligulate florets absent. Disc florets yellow, 4–5 mm long, tube 1.5–2 mm long, limb 2.5–3 mm long including ca 0.5 mm long, purplish–brownish, glabrous lobes. Cypselas 2–2.5 mm long, brown, oblong, compressed, sericeous, hilum basal. Outer bristles of pappus ca 0.5 mm long, inner ones 4.5–5 mm long, brownish–yellow.
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