| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Melanoseris lessertiana (DC.) Decne. trib. Cichorieae |
| Bibliography | Voy. Inde [V.Jacquemont] 4(Bot.): 102 (1843) |
| Native Range | Pakistan to nw. India and Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2700-5000m |
| Description | leaves mainly basal, 5-15cm long, oblanceolate, entire or shallowly lobate or dentate, floral stem ramose, capitula numerous, 2-3cm across |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | blue, purple |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in spring; root cuttings in fall |
| Synonyms | Cicerbita lessertiana (DC.) Mamgain & R.R.Rao Cicerbita lessertiana var. dentata (DC.) Roohi Bano & Qaiser Cicerbita lessertiana ssp. dentata (DC.) Mamgain & R.R.Rao Cicerbita lessertiana var. lyrata (Decne.) Roohi Bano & Qaiser Cicerbita lessertiana ssp. lyrata (Decne.) Mamgain & R.R.Rao Hieracium lessertianum (DC.) Wall. Lactuca lessertiana (DC.) C.B.Clarke Lactuca lessertiana var. lyrata (Decne.) C.B.Clarke Lactuca lessertiana ssp. lyrata (Decne.) Stebbins Melanoseris lessertiana var. lyrata (Decne.) Ghafoor & al. Melanoseris lyrata Decne. Mulgedium lessertianum DC. Mulgedium lessertianum var. dentatum DC. Mulgedium lessertianum ssp. dentatum (DC.) Karthik. & Moorthy Mulgedium lessertianum ssp. lyratum (DC.) Karthik. & Moorthy |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, IND India, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |