Artichoke would have most or at least middle involucre obtuse or rounded at apex, if tip of any bracts is projected spine would be very slender and lacking yellow tip which differentiates subsp. flavescens.
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 Sat, May 7, 2016 at 10:37 AM, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected] > wrote: > nice > > but the whole question of id esp when the buds have flowered out and then > to distinguish between the noxious weed and the globe artichoke ...ie > edible cynara is a murky business > > Am not sure how to differentiate these > > any help? > > usha di > > On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 5:45 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> *Cynara* *cardunculus* L. *subsp.* *flavescens* Wiklund, >> >> Artichoke thistle is a noxious weed, sometimes cultivated as an >> ornamental is differentiated by involucre bracts especially the middle ines >> with acuminate spine tipped apex and tip with distinct yellow margin. >> Photographed from Iqbal Garden (Hazuribagh), Srinagar Kashmir >> >> 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/ >> >> -- >> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > -- 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 an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
