commonly known as: Falconer's thistle •
Dogri: भुस्स bhuss, धारू बगूल dharu bagul •
Nepali: गिद्ध प्वांखे giddh pwankhe, थाकल् thakal
botanical names:
Cirsium falconeri (Hook.f.) Petr. ...
synonyms:
Cnicus falconeri Hook.f. •
Cnicus horridus (Hook.f.) C.B.Clarke ... and more at
POWO
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
Falconer's thistle
- Flowers of India
- this species named for Hugh Falconer, 19th century Scottish doctor, geologist and botanist in India ... read more about him at Wikipedia
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
भुस्स bhuss, धारू बगूल dharu bagul
- Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with these name ... facebook
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~