Carthamus lanatus from Kashmir
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Gurcharan Singh
14 Sept 2011, 7:16:56 am14/09/11
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Carthamus lanatus Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 830. 1753.
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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
Common names: distaff thistle, downy safflower, saffron thistle; woolly safflower; woolly star thistle
Loosely cobwebby brached herb, leaves 10-15 cm long, divided along margin into linear or lanceolate spine-tipped lobes; heads 25-35 mm long, some what tomentose, outer phyllaries spreading and longer than inner; corolla yellow, sometimes darkly veined, anthers yellow; achene brown 4-6 mm long with scaly pappus
The species is very common in Kashmir along woadsides, wastelansds, more common along Pampore karewas. Photographed from Baramulla, Kashmir in July, 2011
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
Balkar Arya
14 Sept 2011, 7:45:22 am14/09/11
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Prickly Plant !!--
Regards
Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964
Regards
Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964
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