Asteraceae Week (Part II - Discoid heads) aster, daisy, or sunflower family *Saussurea auriculata* (DC.) Sch.Bip. *so-SUR-ree-a* -- named for Nicolas-Theodore de Saussure, Swiss chemist and ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DSaussurea&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzctj4L-Yti92S7VyJ49khk8xZ5_JQ> *aw-rik-yoo-LAY-tuh* -- shaped like an ear, eared ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dauriculata&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzde-NVlSoomPoWOjHdCZeVayY5Jvw>
*commonly known as*: *kushta* • *Hindi*: kushta, kut, nurya, pokharmul, thimra • *Kannada*: koshta • *Malayalam*: seppudday • *Tamil*: chagalkoshtam, jathikoshtam, oshtam • *Telugu*: chengulva, kustam *Native to*: Himalaya (Kashmir to Bhutan) *References*: Flowers of India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FKut.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfWnLZq5dvlfIvXp-ZvCIYRAAvpmg>• ENVIS - FRLHT<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fenvis.frlht.org%2Fplant_details.php%3Fdisp_id%3D1867%26parname%3D0&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzd_Jx8_ZZPR3EsXEe-K1IKOnFFx_Q>• Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.efloras.org%2Fflorataxon.aspx%3Fflora_id%3D110%26taxon_id%3D200024400&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcEQb8P9y_cGH9iqCSDjop72XHKkA> in Valley of Flowers on 02 AUG 12 [image: Saussurea auriculata]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7840129728%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdnI8t_RXPyK1yZrttfe5NAmZM96Q> [image: Saussurea auriculata]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7840123314%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcpO0USBZNtbNw0Iig5W5Kbt6Ae5A> [image: Saussurea auriculata]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7838296724%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfBmK7ofJHitN8tTxXEycqWyjyjcw> 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]. 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.

