Asteraceae Fortnight Part 2-Discoid heads- Cirsium falconeri from Kashmir-GS30

[Gurcharan Singh]

Cirsium falconeri (Hook.f.) Petrak 

Syn: Cnicus falconeri Hook.f

One of the most beautiful species of Cirsium found at altitudes above 2200 m. The whole plant is covered with whitish spines, even on upper surface of leaves. The heads are very large, cream coloured and nodding, Involucre bracts are woolly and with long pale spines. Photographed from Kashmir.

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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

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[chrischa...@btinternet.com]

I missed this one.  Good, the two images from Gulmarg are correctly identified but the third (don't understand why an image from near Manali would be

added) does not match.   I shall be commenting further in due course.  My focus is on Inula at present.

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks a lot,  Chadwell ji.

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[Gurcharan Singh]

Very true, image from Manali should be excluded. 

On Friday, December 16, 2016 at 11:05:26 AM UTC+5:30 JM Garg wrote:

Thanks a lot,  Chadwell ji.

On 16 Dec 2016 4:31 am, "chrischa...@btinternet.com" <chrischa...@btinternet.com> wrote:

I missed this one.  Good, the two images from Gulmarg are correctly identified but the third (don't understand why an image from near Manali would be

added) does not match.   I shall be commenting further in due course.  My focus is on Inula at present.

On Saturday, June 8, 2013 at 11:17:31 AM UTC+1, Gurcharan Singh wrote:

Cirsium falconeri (Hook.f.) Petrak 

Syn: Cnicus falconeri Hook.f

One of the most beautiful species of Cirsium found at altitudes above 2200 m. The whole plant is covered with whitish spines, even on upper surface of leaves. The heads are very large, cream coloured and nodding, Involucre bracts are woolly and with long pale spines. Photographed from Kashmir.

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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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ 
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

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[Gurcharan Singh]

Manali plant added by error is C. wallichii

[Mahadeswara]

Awesome photographs !