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VijayadasD
Horticulturalist / Estates Supervisor Deputy
Electro Saudi Services Ltd
Salwa Garden Village
Riyadh-11462,PBNO-7210
KSA
vijayadas.wetpaint.com
Ferns are funniest plants..............!!!!!
The lighter colour and less hairiness suggests A. bidentata but latter does not grow below 1200 m altitude.
Nayan jiYou got it right, Pupalia lappacea.I was wondering about leaves, lax inflorescence clinches the issue.
More details from Indiantreepix Database:
Pupalia lappacea (Syn. Achyranthes atropurpurea, A. lappacea, Desmochaeta atropurpurea, Desmochaeta flavescens, P. atropurpurea, P. lappacea var. velutina ) | Amaranthaceae | H | Forest Burr, Creeping Cock's Comb • Hindi: नागदामिनी Nagadaminee, Undho bhurat, चिर्चिट्टा Chirchitta • Tamil: adai-otti, perunkotiveli, napikai, valiyakkotiveli • Malayalam: pu-pal-valli, wellia-codiveli • Telugu: erra utthareni, thella utthareni, yerri chithramoolam • Kannada: antupurale gida, naagadamani • Konkani: Sitya kurdi | smriti van Jaipur- 19.10.2008; | Pupalia lappacea - Forest Burr | ID(ID-DKB141) - indiantreepix | Google Groups | Aluka - Pupalia lappacea (L.) A.Juss. var. lappacea [family AMARANTHACEAE] | Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Pupalia lappacea var. velutina | Pupalia lappacea in Flora of Pakistan @ efloras.org |