You are correct Dinesh the flower has both ray and disc florets. I was just matching the description from book with good pictures like yours which I routinely try to do and post few of my comments with it. Cheers...
Dr Satish Phadke On 11 May 2013 16:10, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Many thanks, Satish ji. This one is with ray florets - not sure of the > extent it would yet "open". > Realized after posting - this flower-head has "only ray florets" ! > Regards. > Dinesh > > > On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 3:59 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Good find. >> Don't know whether the flowers are fully open or not. Was searching for >> the description which says... >> The genus Achillea comes under the group with flowers having both ray >> florets and disc florets >> ------pappus absent. >> Dissected leaves nicely seen. >> >> Dr Satish Phadke >> >> >> On 1 May 2013 11:52, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Many thanks Nidhan ji, Gurcharan ji and Surajit ji. >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 7:34 AM, surajitkoley < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Very interesting looking plant, seems to me! >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, 1 May 2013 00:35:27 UTC+5:30, Dinesh Valke wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Asteraceae Week (Part I - Radiate heads) >>>>> aster, daisy, or sunflower family >>>>> *Achillea filipendulina* Lam. >>>>> *ak-ih-LEE-a* -- named for Achilles, used plants of the genus to >>>>> staunch wounds of soldiers ... Dave's >>>>> Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DAchillea&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzewaWot_cq64qOOa-IpPWjKM2atgQ> >>>>> *fil-ip-en-DOO-lin-uh* -- *Filipendula*-like leaves ... Dave's >>>>> Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dfilipendulina&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcp4DT6KJzKgGzuhwd7I2LysusnIQ> >>>>> >>>>> *commonly known as*: fern-leaf yarrow, golden yarrow, milfoil, >>>>> nosebleed >>>>> >>>>> *Native to*: Caucasus, Soviet Middle Asia, w Asia, Afghanistan, >>>>> Pakistan >>>>> >>>>> Flowers of >>>>> India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FFernleaf%2520Yarrow.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdz72RUCEe61-f1L79DAkyL7bcQjg>• >>>>> Wikipedia<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FAchillea_filipendulina&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcnFAP-1fSWMO3dGGJKD2OpcM4S8w>• >>>>> eFlora<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.efloras.org%2Fflorataxon.aspx%3Fflora_id%3D5%26taxon_id%3D242101003&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcDzhYPk4s9_wIllqVZuYfzcDW_8A>• >>>>> NPGS >>>>> / >>>>> GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F1263&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdetdr_ApO_SAsA4lTb6RN0LiA70g> >>>>> at >>>>> garden in Kufri on 31 MAY 08 >>>>> >>>>> [image: Achillea >>>>> filipendulina]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2558506671%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdIplzox3qXoHk3RFNKSbDC_rWE2w> >>>>> >>>>> [image: Fern-leaf >>>>> Yarrow]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2573464836%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzekyUlmBD1_lbNXpNmq-fEQRdwq5g> >>>>> Regards. >>>>> Dinesh >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
