Common name: Lahan • Marathi: लहान Lahan • Kannada: Mundagoose, Kusube gida
Botanical name: Tricholepis radicans Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Lahan is a small prostrate annual herb, growing up to only 10-15 cm high. The
plant is branched from the base, and the branches are leafy. Alternately
arranged stalkless leaves are 3-5 cm long, obovate, and bristle pointed.
Flower heads on erect grooved stalks. Flower tube is 1 cm long, tubular and
purple. A swollen, ovoid covering of bracts appears prominently belowe the
flowerhead.
Identification credit: Pravin Kawale
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