Please ID the flower - 16112010SN1_DS

[Dalia Set]

Located this small flower growing at the side of jungle path, around Mayabati Ashrama in Uttarakhand,

The plant height is hardly 1 foot.

Time: Oct 2010

Please help for it's ID.

 

Regards

Dalia Set

[tanay bose]

Thus is Anaphalis triplinervis ........ I could see only one leaf at the background with 3 nerves.

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[Gurcharan Singh]

yes, Tanay may be right

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[Dalia Set]

I have another poor shot of the same flower - it shows more leaves. Will it help?

Dalia Set

[tanay bose]

I was right this is indeed Anaphalis triplinervis

Tanay

[Dalia Set]

Thanks for id. I have few more - posting shortly.

Dalia Set

[Pankaj Kumar]

Anaphalis triplinervis Sims ex C.B.Clarke Compos. Ind. 105. 1876

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[dalia]

Thanks Pankaj for id.

Dalia

[Padmini Raghavan]

Is this a flower which opens in sunshine and closes when there is no sun?

I saw someing like this above Manas, near Badrinath, UP.

Regards,

Padmini Raghavan

[Dalia Set]

Dear madam,

I cann't confirm this fact, as I had no scope to observe it at night. Let us wait for expert's comments.

 

Thanks

Dalia