Asteraceae Week (Part I - Radiate heads) :: Blainvillea acmella at Thane :: 08 AUG 10 02:26 :: DV03

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Dinesh Valke

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Apr 30, 2013, 4:00:36 PM4/30/13
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Asteraceae Week (Part I - Radiate heads)
aster, daisy, or sunflower family
Blainvillea acmella (L.) Philipson
¿ blay-en-VIL-lee-uh ? -- named for Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville, French biologist ... CalFlora
ak-MEL-uh or AK-mel-uh -- little point ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: annual para cress

Native to: n-e tropical Africa, s China, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka; naturalized in paleotropics

References: Flowers of India • NPGS / GRIN • Flora of China
at Vaghbil, Thane on 19 SEP 09

Blainvillea acmella

Annual Para Cress


at Vaghbil, Thane on 08 AUG 10

Blainvillea acmella

Blainvillea acmella

Blainvillea acmella


at Pateshwar near Satara on 08 SEP 12

Blainvillea acmella

Blainvillea acmella
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Dinesh

Nidhan Singh

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Apr 30, 2013, 8:41:45 PM4/30/13
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Thanks Dinesh Ji for showing this.. 


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Balkar Singh

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Apr 30, 2013, 9:49:32 PM4/30/13
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Nice set of Pics Dinesh Ji
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surajitkoley

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Apr 30, 2013, 10:02:48 PM4/30/13
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Beautiful capture Dinesh Ji.

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Gurcharan Singh

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Beautiful photographs Dinesh ji


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Dinesh Valke

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May 1, 2013, 2:29:14 AM5/1/13
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Thank you Nidhan ji, Balkar ji, Surajit ji and Gurcharan ji.
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Satish Phadke

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May 11, 2013, 6:45:51 AM5/11/13
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Very good find. Clear pictures too.
I can see opposite leaves ovate rhomboid. which are hispid(?)
Heads which are yellow or white(Here)0.5-1cm in diameter in axillary and terminal cymes with long peduncles.
Pappus is supposed to be characteristic : of 1-3 weak bristles;

Dr Satish Phadke
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