{"id":105995,"date":"2026-05-31T12:38:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T07:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=105995"},"modified":"2026-06-02T11:12:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T05:42:32","slug":"anaphalis-sahyadrica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/anaphalis-sahyadrica\/","title":{"rendered":"Anaphalis sahyadrica"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Anaphalis sahyadrica Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A team of botanists recently discovered a new plant species named\u00a0 Anaphalis sahyadrica in the southern Western Ghats. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Anaphalis sahyadrica<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a<\/span><b> new plant species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> belonging to the <\/span><b>sunflower family.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The plant was found in <\/span><b>high-altitude montane grasslands and shola forest margins <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/western-ghats\/\" target=\"_blank\">Western Ghats<\/a>,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including regions such as Anamudi and Meesapulimala in <\/span><b>Kerala<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>subshrub <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that grows at elevations <\/span><b>above 2,200 metres<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> above sea level.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its key identifying features include<\/span><b> smooth, hairless leaves<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with <\/span><b>three prominent veins.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The plant grows up to about <\/span><b>one metre in height<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and produces <\/span><b>90 to 120 white, hemispherical flower heads<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (capitula).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><b>What is a Subshrub?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A subshrub is a type of plant that has some<\/span><b> characteristics of both a shrub and an herb.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It typically has <\/span><b>woody stems at the base, but the top<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the plant is<\/span><b> herbaceous and lacks woody tissue.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This means that while the <\/span><b>base of the plant is woody,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>top of the plant is soft and green.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subshrubs are <\/span><b>often smaller in size than shrubs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and are usually less than 3 feet tall.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are also often <\/span><b>more delicate and less hardy than shrubs,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which means they are <\/span><b>better suited to milder climates.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>shrub<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, on the other hand, is a <\/span><b>woody plan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">t that typically has <\/span><b>multiple stems or branches.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shrubs are often used in<\/span><b> landscaping and gardening <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">because of their<\/span><b> hardiness and versatility.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">often used as<\/span><b> hedges<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or as a<\/span><b> backdrop for other plants in a garden.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/kerala\/new-high-altitude-plant-species-discovered-in-western-ghats\/article71041813.ece#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anaphalis sahyadrica is a newly discovered Western Ghats plant species found above 2,200 m, with hairless leaves and white flower heads. 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