The study on the family Asteraceae for Flora of Karnataka state, revealed that there are 92 genera, 164 species, 8 infra-taxa and 19 cultivated species in the Karnataka state, out of these, 39 taxa belong to 16 genera are endemic to India and found in the state. The details of endemic taxa are provided here.
Hotspots, Involucral, Oblanceolate, Pappus, Scaberulous, Vernonia
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Manuscript Published on 01 September 2011
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