efloraofindia:''28102011MR3’’ wild plant with light purple buds ?cottony fruit Pune

[Madhuri Raut]

Request for identification

The cottony structure took almost 15 days to appear and I never saw a fully open flower

Date/Time- Sep ,Oct 2011

Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-Pune

Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-Wild

Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Herb

Height/Length- about 4-5 cms

Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-green

Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- light purple buds

Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- ?cottony fruit

Regards

Bhagyshri

[Gurcharan Singh]

Resurfacing again for ID

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[Vijayasankar]

It may be a Blumea species, not sure though.

 

Regards 

 

Vijayasankar Raman
National Center for Natural Products Research
University of Mississippi

[Madhuri Raut]

Many thanks Vijayasankar ji for a possible Id.

I have searched a lot on the net for the Id but found nothing.

I have come across a similar plant and I am posting it for Id in a different thread. This time I could get a better view of the flower . The fruit has not yet developed.  

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Regards

Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade

[jmgarg1]

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

“It may be a Blumea species, not sure though.

Regards   
Vijayasankar Raman”         

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Subject: [efloraofindia:90370] efloraofindia:''28102011MR3’’ wild plant with light purple buds ?cottony fruit Pune
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[J.M. Garg]

It looks like (a young plant of) Blumea axillaris (Lam.) DC. as per images, details and references herein.  

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