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[Saroj Kasaju]

Dear members 

Location:Bajrabarahi,Nepal 

Altitude: 4700 ft.

Date: 31 December 2016

Gnaphalium ...???

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[J.M. Garg]

Appears so.  Pl. Check comparative images at EFI.

[chrischa...@btinternet.com]

This certainly appears to be a Gnaphalium.  Enumeration of the Flowering plants of Nepal lists 3 species: G.affine, G.hypoleucum & G.polycaulon -

there seems confusion over nomenclature.

Flora of Kathmandu Valley gives 2 species:  G.hypoleucum & G.luteo-album.  The latter species is recorded from 1300-2300m on open, dry slopes;

known as 'Kairo jhar'.  Described as having golden-yellow heads in dense corymbs.

Flowers of Himalaya describe G.affine & G.hypoleucum; surprisingly they have a photo of the latter species (not close-up and with flower-heads most

people would pay little attention to) but only a line drawing of the brightly coloured G.affine - which is eye-catching.  A photo of this appears in the Supplement

to Flowers of the Himalaya but fewer people have this.

Of these, it seems to fit G.affine (syn. G.luteo-album var. multiceps) which FoH says a very common weed in cultivated areas @ 1200-3000m from Pakistan to Bhutan & sub-tropical Asia.  Flower-heads globular, bright glistening yellow.   AND, rather surprisingly, seems to be NEW to eFI.

Beware of the ALARMING number of synonyms some of the Gnaphaliums have.  G.polycaulon is described as a pantropic weed.

[Saroj Kasaju]

ID Pending please!

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[J.M. Garg]

[Saroj Kasaju]

Expecting opinion from members!

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[Saroj Kasaju]

Pseudognaphalium affine (D.Don) Anderb. ??

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[J.M. Garg]

That is where it has been kept:
https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/ar/asteraceae/asteroideae/gnaphalieae/pseudognaphalium/gnaphalium-affine-1

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With regards,
J.M.Garg

[Saroj Kasaju]

Yes Mr. Garg !

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju