Saturday, June 8, 2024

Laggera alata (D.Don) Sch.Bip. ex Oliv.

 Family: Asteraceae

Synonym: Blumea alata (D.Don) DC.

Habit: Herb

Habitat: Grasslands

Distribution: Dry tropical biome

Key identification features: Subshrubs; stems winged, densely villous. Leaves alternate, obovate-oblong, obtuse, sessile. Heads in terminal leafy panicle. Female flowers outer several rows. Bisexual flowers few, central; corolla pink, lobes acute, glabrous. Achenes  ribbed, hispid; pappus white.

Flowering and Fruiting: December-March

Uses: Its leaves may be rubbed on to skin to repel mosquitoes and flies.


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