Yes Cirsium Two species C. verutum and C. falconeri grow in Gulmarg and higher up. This should be C. verutum, but only heads will confirm.
-- 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 9:56 PM, D.S Rawat <[email protected]>wrote: > Cirsium sp. Asteraceae. > DSRawat Pantnagar > > > On Sunday, January 27, 2013 9:04:32 PM UTC+5:30, Aarti S. Khale wrote: >> >> A thistle plant seen growing wild by the roadside on the way to Gulmarg >> on 11/9/2011. >> Small plant having only leaves, no flowers. >> Id please. >> Aarti >> > -- > > > > --
