Published In:
Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 7(1): 125. 1838. ( Prodr.)   
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(Last Modified On 5/12/2022)
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Acceptance
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Accepted
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(Last Modified On 9/17/2020)
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Contributor Text:
Rubina Abid, S. Raza Mehdi & Abdul Ghafoor
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Contributor Institution:
Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi and Centre for Plant Conservation, University of Karachi – Pakistan
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Synonym Text:
S. divaricata non Turcz.: C. B. Clarke, Comp. Ind. 278. 1876; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. Ind. 3: 418. 1881; Noel, Some Wild Fls. Kashm. 18. 1903; S. divaricata Turcz. var. virgata (DC.) Maxim. in Bull. Acad. Sci. Petersb. 32: 493. 1888; S. nuristanica Kitam., Fl. Afghan. 443. Fig. 103. 1960.
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Flower/Fruit:
Fl. Per.: June-August Vern.: Dundely, Maicher (Shina or Gilgiti)
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Type:
Type: India boreo-occidentalis, Kashmir, Royle s. n (holo. G, Iso. LE).
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Distribution:
Afghanistan, Pakistan and NW India.
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Comment/Acknowledgements:
A fairly common species, between 2000 and 4500 m, on dry stony-sandy slopes, in steppes with boulders, bare ground with rocks.
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Map Location:
A-7 Chitral: Yarkhun valley, Dr. F. Schmid 8165 (RAW); Chitral: c. 20.9 km from Dir on way to Chitral, Tahir Ali, S. Z. Hussain & Gohar Khan 2187 ( KUH); Gilgit: Naltar, S.Omer & M. Qaiser 2573 A, 2573 B (KUH); Ibid, Jan Alam & Rhemat Karim 2427 (KUH); Ibid, Jan Alam & Karim Madad 1895 (KUH); A. Ghafoor & Z. L. Butt 834 (KUH); Gilgit: Borum Bar glacier c. 40 miles on way to Yasin, David Broadhead 7842 (RAW); Gilgit, Naltar, ± 10,000 ft., 17.7.1954, R. R. Stewart 26379 (MICH); Chitral, 4500 ft., on stony gravel, Fls. Yellow, 3.5.1958, J.D.A. Stainton 2361 (BM); A-8 Haramosh: Khayii valley, Sher Wali Khan & Shabbir Hussain 37 (KUH); Gilgit: Naltar Bala, Jan Alam & Naeem Khan 2715, 27159, 2751 (KUH); A-9 Chillam Chowki, on road to Deosai, ± 9000 ft., 23.8.1966, M. A. Siddiqui, Y. Nasir & Zaffar 4206 (BM); B-6 Chitral: 8 miles from Lowari top towards Dir, M. Qaiser & A. Ghafoor 1825 (KUH); B-7 Kalam, 8-9000 ft., 23.8.1952, R. R. Stewart & A. Rehman 24740 (BM); Hazara: 10 miles from Shogran on way to Trichmir, Kamal Akhtar Malik, S. Nazimuddin & Gohar Khan 1766 (KUH); 2 miles from Battakundi on way to Babusar, Sultanul Abedin & M. Qaiser 8971 (KUH); 8 miles from Naran on way to Burawai, M. Qaiser & A. Ghafoor 5311 (KUH); Kishanganga valley near Islampur, M. A. Kazmi 1410 (RAW); Dir Dist. Lowari, Gujjar Qila, Lowari pass, M. Qaiser & A. Ghafoor 6542 (KUH); Mansehra Dist.: Prov. De la Frontiere N.-O Besal; pâturages et borde de torrents, 3800m, 8-9.7.1953, F. Schmidt 359(BM); B-8 Naltar Lakes, 12000 ft., 20.1.1954, R. R. Stewart 26380 (BM); Kashmir, vicinity of Sonamarg, on the Sind River, 9200 ft., 50 road miles east-northeast of Srinagar, July-August 1928, F. G. Dickason 916 (MICH); Between Gurais and Kamri, grassy, open area, 30.8.1902, Emilia F. Noel s.n. (LIV # 1974.38.88915); B-9 Baltistan: Murtaza top, Deosai plain, Jan Alam 1546 (KUH); From Kachura on way to Shagarthang, Jan Alam 2889 (KUH); Kashmir, Dras, Ladak, ± 10,000 ft., dry mineral soil, August 30-31, 1922, R. R. Stewart 7413 (K); Matyan, 14 road miles southeast of Drass, alt. 11000 ft., 88 roadmiles east-northeast of Srinagar, July-August 1928, F. G. Dickason 1609 (MICH); Ladakh, Southampton University Expedition , c. 3 km South of Panichar, 250 m from Suru River, Bare ground, rocks, alt 2900 m. bright yellow petals, plants up to 40 cm, M. Grace et al., 42 (K); Kashmir, Southampton University expedition to Zanskar, Padum, dry, stony dusty slopes around valley, 5-7 petals, very long tap root exuding yellow latex when cut, Frequent, 13.7.1981, M. Grace, E. Bailey, D. Bull & S. Carr 18 (K); Ladakh, Kashmir, Namik La, 28-29 July 1933, Walter Koelz 6192 (MICH); C-8 Kashmir, Uri to Aliabad, R. R. Stewart 13994 (RAW); Sonamarg, R. R&I. D. Stewart 6779 (RAW); Keran, R. R. Stewart 17551 (RAW); Kashmir, Falconer 612 (K); D-5 Balochistan, Fort Sandeman (Zhob), 14.5.97, Harsukh for Duthie 20577(K); Balochistan, J. F. Duthie 18904 (K).
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Perennial, non tuberous,sparingly tomentose to glabrous, 30 – 60 cm tall herbs. Stem erect, cylindrical, costate, below hairy, upper part branched, branches few and leafy. Leaves linear lanceolate, 10 – 30 0.2 – 0.3 cm, entire, tapering and acute. Peduncles 6 – 10 cm long, glabrous. Capitula cylindrical, hairy, 30 4 mm at flowering, 40 7 mm in fruiting, florets 8 in each capitulum. Involucre triseriate,tomentose, Phyllaries with thin hyaline entire margin and a black protuberance at the acute apex; outer ones 2 – 4 1 – 2 mm, ovate; middle ones 6 – 10 3 – 4 mm, ovate-lanceolate; inner ones (12-)16 – 22 (-30) 3 – 4 mm, linear lanceolate. Florets yellow. Cypselas glabrous, 4-ribbed, smooth, 10 – 15 (-20) mm long, offwhite or brownish. Pappus uniseriate, plumose below and scabrous above, bristles 10 – 20 mm long, c. 40 in number, golden brown.
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