Pseudoconyza viscosa from Delhi

[Gurcharan Singh]

Pseudoconyza viscosa (Mill.) D’ Arcy in Phytologia. 25(5): 281. 1973 (syn: Laggera aurita (L.f.) C. B. Clarke)

A very common weed in Delhi in dry wastelands, roadsides in early summer. Photographed from Vikas Puri, New Delhi in April.

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

[tanay bose]

Nice shot thanks for sharing

tanay

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[Nidhan Singh]

Thank you sir,
I usually get confused between Laggera and Blumea.This post have
removed my doubts, I hope someday I will find Blumea posted.
Thanks again

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Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227

[Gurcharan Singh]

Yes Nidhan ji, it is often difficult to tell apart some genera. Here is one species of Blumea which was uploaded by me and identified as B. laciniata after a long discussiomn.

https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/b94740e46071caff/d1d4ac8702ef99d8?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Blumea+lacera#d1d4ac8702ef99d8

The plants of Blumea are mostly with yellow heads, Lagger much paler lilac in colour.

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/