Gerbera gossypina (Kopara)
Gerbera gossypina – Kopara (click to enlarge)
| Local name | Kopara |
| Botanical name | Gerbera gossypina |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower family) |
| Description and uses | Hairy Gerbera Daisy is a slender herbaceous plant commonly seen on open grassy slopes of the Himalayas. The daisy-like flower-head is generally white in color and lightly tinged with pink. It always grows singly on a long cottony leafless stem, above the leaves. The leaves, all at the base, are also 2-6 in long and ½-3 in broad, smooth and shining above, densely cottony beneath, lance-like, often pinnately lobed at the base. It is found at altitudes of 1200-2400 m. Flowering: March-June. |