Asteraceae

East Indian globe thistle

Sphaeranthus indicus L.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Sphaeranthus

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East Indian globe thistle (Sphaeranthus indicus) — FlowerPhoto: Aadi Kulkarni, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (10)

Arabic: كراوية الأزهار الهندية, حبقبق, زر الورد
Bangla: মুন্ডি, মুরমুরিয়া
Chinese: 絨毛戴星草, 绒毛戴星草, 戴星草, 麻腊干
English: East Indian globe thistle, East india globe thistle
Hindi: गोरखमुंडी
Kannada: ಮೂಡುಗಟ್ಟಿನ ಗಿಡ
Malayalam: അടയ്ക്കാമണിയൻ
Marathi: गोरखमुंडी
Odia: ଭୁଇଁ କଦମ୍ବ, ପାଟଫୁଲିଆ, ବାଟୁଆଗୋଡ଼ି, ମଣ୍ଡାଖିଆ
Tamil: கொண்டைக் கரந்தை, கரந்தை மலர்

Synonyms

Sphaeranthus hirtus Willd.
Sphaeranthus mollis Roxb.
Sphaeranthus mollis Roxb. ex DC.

Flowers

In flower: June, August to October, December to April (from 39 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Aadi Kulkarni, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Malaika Mathew Chawla, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Siddarth Machado, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nandini Rajamani, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rison Thumboor from Thrissur, India, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Eales, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.