1. Botanical name

Saussurea gossypiphora D.Don

2. Synonym(s) 

-

3. Family

Asteraceae

4. Taxonomic status

Species

5. Vernacular names

Ghughi Badhsah, Ghughi, Jogi Badshah, Bherugandha (H.P)

6. Habit

A woody herb

7. Habitat

Alpine slopes and Meadows, open places, amidst boulders, stony places

8. Original global distribution

India, Nepal, Bhutan, China, China (Taipei)

9. Current

regional

distribution

Himachal Pradesh

Thamsar joth, Dainasar, Sangla pass, Chamsal peak, Mooral sanda, Shimla, Lahual and Spiti

Jammu & Kashmir

Sonmarg, Wadwan, Chattargala, Yusmarg, Meenamarg

Uttaranchal

Hemkund Saih, Nilang, Mudmeshwar

10. Elevation range (m)

3,800 – 5,600

11. Population Reduction – PR

 

States

< 30%

30 to <49%

50 to < 80%

­³ 80%

Himachal Pradesh

 

 

 

ü

Jammu & Kashmir

ü

 

 

 

Uttaranchal

 

ü

 

 

Data quality

 

11 a. Time/Rate (years/generations)

10 years

12. Extent of Occurrence – EOO

>20, 000 Km2

13. Area of Occupancy – AOO

> 2,000 Km2

14. No. of  locations / sub-populations 

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu & Kashmir

Uttaranchal

8

4

8

14 a. Data quality

3

15. Threats 

Lf (Loss of Habitat), Tp (Traded for parts), Ov (Over exploitation)

16. Trade

 

Name(s)

-

Level(s)

Local ü

Regional ü

National ü

Global

Parts traded

Whole plant

Effect on population

Declining

Data quality

3

17. Other comments

Very attractive herb picked by locals and tourists; Locally culturally used

18. Recent field studies

 

Chauhan N.S. (Chamba, Kinnaur, Lahual-Spiti)

Singh S.K. (GHNP)


19. Status

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu & Kashmir

Uttaranchal

- CITES     

-

- Legislation

-

- Criteria based on

CR (A 2 c, d)

NT (A 2 c, d)

VU (A 2 c, d)

- IUCN

CR

NT

VU

20. % of global presence

10 – 15 %

21. Existing Conservation measures

-

22. Is the presence of taxon continuous with neighbouring areas ?

-

23. Are the outside populations also under similar threats / pressures?

-

24. Recommendations

Hm (Habitat managements, S (Survey), M (Monitoring)

Research / Management

a) in situ

JK – Sonamarg, Wadwan, Chattargala, Yasmong               

HP – Chandar nahang (Shimla), Thamsaijot (Kangra), Manimahesh (Chamba), Sagnam glacier (Spiti)

UA – Nilang, Mudmehswar

b) ex situ

-

   i) Cultivation

-

   ii) Level of difficulty in propagation / cultivation

3 (Very difficult)

25. Existing cultivation-

-

26. Previous assessment

EN- HP, VU - JMK (Kullu CAMP)

27. Data sources (Including literature)

-

28. Compilers

Rekha Naithani, N.K. Bhardwaj, Kailash Sharma, R. K. Verma, Vaneet Jishtu, Rajender Kumar, Ranjit Rawat (Recorder), N. S. Chauhan (Facilitator), Vinay Tandon, H. K. Badola

29. Reviewers

H. B. Naithani, S. S. Samant, M. C. Nautiyal, V. P. Bhat, S. K. Murti, G. A. Kinhal, R. Vijaya Sankar