Echinops echinatus in FOI

J.M. Garg

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Jul 10, 2019, 1:22:34 AM7/10/19

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Image of Echinops echinatus in FOI by Ravi Vaidya should be of Echinops sphaerocephalus as per images, details and references herein.
I request Tabish ji to pl. correct.
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J.M.Garg

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Tabish

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Jul 14, 2019, 11:41:38 AM7/14/19

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According to Plants of the World Online, Echinops sphaerocephalus L. is not distributed in India at all!

http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:202677-1

I presume the pics on FOI were clicked in the wild.

Tabish

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Dinesh Valke

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Jul 14, 2019, 11:58:40 AM7/14/19

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Dear Tabish, pictures at FOI are certainly from wild.

Whether spines conspicuously rising out of flower head is a feature differentiating E. echinatus from another species, or is just a variation - needs checking.

The Echinops sphaerocephalus L. arose with my post of Echinops for validation at facebook.

From the discussion, it looked like the species is found in north-western parts of India.

Hope we reach to correct ID.

Regards.

Dinesh

J.M. Garg

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Jul 14, 2019, 11:45:43 PM7/14/19

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I am certain about it as I created the page Echinops sphaerocephalus after detailed search. Pl. check references herein.

Somebody needs to publish it to finally make these records for India.

J.M. Garg

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Jul 25, 2019, 5:54:01 AM7/25/19

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Hi, Tabish ji,

May I request you to pl. correct the id in FOI.

J.M. Garg

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Jul 31, 2019, 3:48:18 AM7/31/19

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Corrected now.

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