Published In:
The Flora of British India 3(8): 284–285. 1881. ( Fl. Brit. India)  
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(Last Modified On 6/2/2011)
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Acceptance
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Accepted
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(Last Modified On 6/3/2011)
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Flower/Fruit:
Fl.Per.: June-October.
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Type:
Type: Described from Nepal, Buchanan-Hamilton 8 (BM!).
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Habitat:
An extremely variable taxon particularly in habit, which varies from stout to slender, leaf bases, apices and indumentum. Plants with weak stem are sometimes treated as A. tenella, but the variation seems to be clinal. Common between 2200-3800 m on open slopes, rocks and screes.
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Distribution:
Distribution: Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, China and Phillipines.
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Map Location:
A-7 Chitral Dist.: Chitral, 1949, Hassan Din 76 (RAW); B-6 Dir Dist.: Gujar, 31.8.1962, R. R. Stewart, E. Nasir & Siddiqi 1287 (RAW); Patrak, 25.8.1968, Mir Alam Khan 180 (RAW); Ziarat, Chitral, 8000-10000 ft, S. M. Toppin 607 (K); B-7 Hazara Dist: Changla Gali ± 8000 ft, 13.10.1944, R. R. Stewart 21434 (RAW); Dunga Gali, 25.8.1962, R. R. Stewart & E. Nasir 29138 (RAW); Dunga Gali: Nathia trail at Haro, 6.11.1978, S.S.G. 271 (RAW); Dungai Gali 8000 ft, 27.8.1949, R. R. Stewart s.n. (RAW); Miranjani, 11.8.1959, R. R. Stewart 28844 (RAW); Shadal, Hazara, 16.8.1999, J. F. Duthie s.n. (K); Mokhshpuri, 16.8.1957, R. R. Stewart 28764a (RAW); Shahdul gali, 30.8.1981, Y.Nasir & Khan 9710 (RAW); Muzaffarbad Dist.: Sinai Leepa Valley, 27.8.1986, M. Qaiser & Rizwan Yusuf 7842 (KUH); Between Reshian and Leepa valley, Muzaffarbad, 29.8.86, M. Qaiser & Rizwan Yusuf 7882 (KUH); Leepa Valley Muzaffarabad, 4.9.69, Jan Mohd. s.n. (RAW); Dowkhan, Leepa valley, Ulfat Hussain Zargar 455 (BM); Swat Dist.: Jabba, 20.8.1972, M. Qaiser & A. Ghafoor 4810 (KUH); B-8 Dashkin, 7500 ft, Gilgit, Giles s.n., p.p. (K); Baltistan, Below Oltungthang, Indus valley, 8500 ft, 23.8.1940, R. R. Stewart 20986 (RAW); Kashmir Prov.: Killanmarg, above Gulmarg, 10000 ft, 9.8.1929, R. R. Stewart 10400 (RAW); Above Gulmarg 9000 ft, Aug. 1926, R. R. Stewart 12619 (RAW); Above Gulmarg, Aphorwat mountain, C. R. Lancaster (BM); Lidderwat, Upper Lidder, ± 8000 ft, Sept., 1931, R. R. Stewart 12617 (RAW); ibid, R. R. Stewart 8245 (K);Aru to Nafran, Upper Lidder, ± 10000 ft, Sept. 1931, R. R. Stewart 12616 (KUH); Phalgam, 7500 ft, 31.8.1925, R. R. Stewart 8426 (RAW); Sheshnag, Aug. 1938, Dwarka Nath 75 (KUH); Kishtwar Dist., Bangar, on rocks, 11500 ft, Ludlow & Sherriff 9261 (BM); Sonamarg 9000 ft, 19.8.1922, R. R. Stewart 7365 (K, RAW); ibid. 22.8.1922, R. R. Stewart s.n. (RAW); Tragbal Pass, 11,000 ft, 24.7.1919, R. R. & I. D. Stewart 4632 (RAW); Karakorum: Baltistan, Bezirk, Shigar, Biafo glacier, Zungenberich, 3000 m, E. Reiser 87 (K); C-6 Kurram valley, above Makai village, Parachinar, ± 8500 ft, 3.9.1966, M. A. Siddiqi & Y. Nasir 4311 (RAW); Kurram valley, Harsukh 15356 (K); Safed Koh, Collet 118 (K); C-7 Hazara Dist.: Shaeed Pani Nadi Road, ± 9500-10,500', 30.8.1981, Y. Nasir & Khan 9683 (RAW); C-8 Kashmir Prov.: Ganga Choti, Poonch 9700 ft, 17.9.1995, A. Rashid Khan s.n. (RAW); Mount opposite Phalgam, ±10000 ft, R. R. Stewart 21722 (K); Phalgam, c. 10000 ft, R. R. & I. D. Stewart 5917 (K); Mantaur Nullah, Bringhi valley, Kashmir, on rock faces, 11500 ft, Ludlow & Sherriff 8044 (BM).
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Herbs, usually woody at base, with erect or decumbent stems, (10-) 15-40 cm, usually branched, branches and stem usually covered with dense white cottony tomentum. Leaves usually numerous, more often crowded at base, narrowly linear or oblong, auricled at base, acute, densely woolly on the lower surface, less on the upper side, margins often revolute, 10-30 (-40) x 1-5 mm. Capitula subglobose, 3-4.5 (-5) mm in diameter, arranged in rounded, densely crowded corymbs; phyllaries shiny, 5-6-seriate, 2.5-4 x 0.5-1.8 mm, outer ones ovate, purple tipped or brownish, middle and inner ones white or yellowish, oblanceolate or oblong, obtuse, innermost sometimes apiculate. Bisexual florets (functionally male) 22-28 in predominantly male capitula with 6-10 female, filiform florets; in predominantly female capitula female florets 35-50, filiform and bisexual florets (functionally male) 2-4, tubular. Corolla of female florets yellow, 2.5-3 mm long, of bisexual florets (functionally male) dark brown, c. 2.5-3 mm long with 5 distinct glandular lobes. Cypselas of female florets oblong, 0.5-0.7 mm long, brownish, papillose; bisexual florets oblong, cylindrical, 0.6-0.7 mm long, sterile; pappus setae 2.5-3.5 mm long, bristly.
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