Asteraceae Week (Part II - Discoid heads) aster, daisy, or sunflower family *Saussurea costus* (Falc.) Lipsch. *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> *KOS-tus* -- derived from the Sanskrit name *kushtha* ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dcostus&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzescGh6k6y98GBU3Fo1eBCxz0LG9w>
*commonly known as*: costus • *Dogri*: kushtha, kuth • *Hindi*: kushta, kuth *Native to*: Himalaya (India), n Pakistan *References*: Flowers of India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FCostus.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze77wvcuc2TrVdCUZJSWxwqgCeX2w>• Wikipedia<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSaussurea_costus&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdwqsvfcXfcCOLyHXTx9NUiMXcSfw>• NPGS / GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F319257&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdDAGu4p8PtyWKzkFsEvRGTxgBzhg>• ENVIS - FRLHT<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fenvis.frlht.org%2Fplant_details.php%3Fdisp_id%3D3970%26parname%3D0&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeU_4EXgvUPo30XoZfZoW8dsZbe0w> in Valley of Flowers on 02 AUG 12 [image: Saussurea costus]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7838346788%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfpXquA8I97thlKyXSN14KRDpgtjA> [image: Saussurea ¿ costus ?]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7839595576%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzct4Hy95XzX5PgzvyJDyaIN7nzppA> [image: Saussurea costus]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7838353692%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdeeHmW0LudJ-svPDsAdbEm2stZmQ> [image: Saussurea costus]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7838360258%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdwIxrjfyGqig0vnLGdbgrKMED8QQ> 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.
