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[Rajendra Kshirsagar]

Dear Friends,

sorry for the picture quality.

I have collected this plant from Kalyangad, Satara district; Maharasthra.

however i have also seen this plant at Matheran, Mahabaleshwar of Maharshtra in sporadic distribution.

Height: about 3 feet

Leaves: spinescent margins. variables sized leaves.

pl help me in id

Rajendra Kshirsagar

Mumbai

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Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

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Forwarding again forId assistance please.

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Date: 29 June 2012 12:51
Subject: [efloraofindia:120583] Asteraceae member
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[jmgarg1]

A reply:

"it can be Laggera_aurita from asteraceae
satish pardeshi"

[amit chauhan]

quite possible Laggera aurita has pink inflorescence and is aromatic 

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[Rajendra Kshirsagar]

Dear Amitji and Satishji,

Thanks a lot. Your suggestions about Laggera aurita is quite matching with my specimen which i have briefly described as below:

Habit: Upto 3.5 ft high, suffructicose

Stem: Cylindrical, Striated, yellowish, old stem sparsely hairy, Younger stems thickly hairy.

Leaves: Lower leaves lyrate, deeply lobed, spinescent margins, 12-15 x 8-10 cm, Upper leaves variable, smaller, elliptic, sometimes spathulate, serrate with spinescent tips 2-3 x 1-2 cm.

Flowers: Corymbose, heads 0.5 cm across, colourless (I have seen this plant in April 12. As per the Maharashtra flora the Laggera aurita has flowering time in November-December and it is believed to have pinkish heads). Involucral bracts greenish, multiseriate, outermost bracts are smallest in size.

Achenes oblanceolate, ribbed with crown of long pappus hairs ie. about 3-4 times of length of achene.

Therefore, I can conclusively identify my specimen as Laggera aurita.

Thanks once again

Rgds,

Rajendra Kshirsagar

Mumbai

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Images appears to be from different species and does not match with images at Blumea viscosa

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[Satish N. Pardeshi]

Dear All

it looks like Laggera aurita (Willd.) Scgh.-Bip. 

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[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Paradesi ji.

May be. But 2nd image is different.

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Paradesi ji.

On Wed, 31 Jul 2019 at 10:27, Satish N. Pardeshi <satishp...@gmail.com> wrote:

Yes Gard jee,

the leaves are different, as in Laggerra the lower leaves (not rosette leaves) on the main stem are different and upper leaves are with auricular bases. hence i feel it is Laggerra aurita.

Regards,

Satish Pardeshi

[Rajendra Kshirsagar]

Hi,

Thanks for identifying the plant which was pending for quite long..

Special thanks to Garg Sir kind untiring perseverance.

Rgds,

Rajendra Kshrisagar

Pune