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Youngia nilgiriensis is an endangered perennial herb. It is endemic to the Sispara area of the Kundah range of the Nilgiri Hills, Tamil Nadu, South India characterised by vast stretches of grasslands interrupted by numerous sholas at an elevation of around 2,060 metres (6,760 ft). It is listed as an endangered species in the Red Data Book on Indian Plants.
The plant is 30–47 centimetres (12–19 in) high. Radical leaves are 10–16 cm (3.9–6.3 in) × 13–30 mm (0.51–1.18 in), oblanceolate, Iyrate-pinnatifid, acute, upper surface puberulous, lower surface glabrous; petiole long; cauline leaves: lower ones similar to radical leaves or acuminate; upper ones sessile, lanceolate, acuminate-caudate.
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
