Asteraceae Week (Part II - Discoid heads) :: Chromolaena odorata in Thane :: DV13

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Dinesh Valke

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Jun 2, 2013, 1:52:13 PM6/2/13
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Asteraceae Week (Part II - Discoid heads)
aster, daisy, or sunflower family
Chromolaena odorata (L.) R. M. King & H. Rob.
kroh-mo-LAY-na -- Greek: chroma (color), laina (cloak) ... Dave's Botanary
oh-dor-AY-tuh or oh-dor-AH-tuh -- fragrant ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: common floss flower, Siam weed, triffid weed • Hindi: बाघ धोका bagh dhoka, तीव्र गंधा tivra gandha • Malayalam: കമ്മ്യുണിസ്റ്റ് പച്ച communist pacha

Native to: tropical America; naturalized widely

References: Flowers of IndiaPIER species infoWikipedia
in and around Thane at various dates

Common Floss Flower

Christmas Bush

Chromolaena odorata
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Dinesh

Gurcharan Singh

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Jun 4, 2013, 10:39:18 AM6/4/13
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Very good photographs.
Thanks Dinesh ji.


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