VoF Week :: DV :: 02 AUG 12 - 0128 :: Saussurea ¿ costus ? at Valley of Flowers

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Sep 10, 2012, 1:32:28 PM9/10/12

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2 AUG 12
Valley of Flowers ... about 11400 ft

Dear friends, ID please.

Habitat: sloping meadow
Habit: herb about 1 m high; flower about 1 - 1.5 inch across.
... apologies, this is the only photo.

Regards.
Dinesh

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Sep 11, 2012, 1:11:46 AM9/11/12

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Dear Dinesh Ji,
This not Saussurea costus, it seemms to me Saussurea hypoleuca.

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Umeshkumar Tiwari, Research Associate

Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)

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Sep 11, 2012, 1:46:21 AM9/11/12

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Thank you very very much Umesh ji for this probable ID.
Regards.
Dinesh

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Sep 11, 2012, 10:31:16 AM9/11/12

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Yes Umesh Ji is right. This is Saussurea auriculata (DC.) Sch.- Bip. an accepted name while S. hypoleuca is a synonym.
Regards Gunjan

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Sep 11, 2012, 10:41:22 AM9/11/12

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Thank you very much Gunjan ji for this ID.
Was confident with my ID for upload at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/zzFchusZj5U/-HH1A9U2JMkJ ... hopefully that is correct too, which shows the flower to grow with an extraordinarily long stock.

Regards.
Dinesh

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Sep 19, 2012, 5:29:02 PM9/19/12

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Saussurea auriculata Eared leaves..
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