This should be Sonchus asper, with its distinctive spiny leaves.
- Tabish
On Mar 29, 3:56 pm, "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> wrote:
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>
> Date: 14 March 2010 12:04
> Subject: [efloraofindia:29790] Sonchus asper from Delhi
> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]>, Flowers of India <
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> After a lot of searching I seem to have got hold of typical specimens of
> Sonchus asper. Sharply spiny rigid leaves, pale yellow heads and strongly
> ribbed cypsellae are distinctive for the species. Pl. validate
>
> *Date/Time*
>
> *March 13, 2010, 3 pm*
>
> *Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-*
>
> *Janak Puri, Delhi, 213 m asl*
>
> *Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-*
>
> *Wild, in waste places, *
>
> *Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- *
>
> *Branched annual herb*
>
> *Height/Length-*
>
> *up to 70 cm*
>
> *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-*
>
> * *
>
> * lobed with sharp spines along margin, basal auricles sharply spiny,
> rounded, not spreading, *
>
> *Inflorescence Type/ Size-*
>
> *ligulate head, peduncle often with stalked glands, about 2-2.5 cm across*
>
> *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-*
>
> *Pale yellow, involucre bracts with few glands*
>
> *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-*
>
> * Cypsella, prominently ribbed, pappus hairs white.*
>
> *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.-*
>
> * *
>
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> Sonchus-asper-Delhi-4a.jpg
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> Sonchus-asper-Delhi-1.jpg
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> Sonchus-asper-Delhi-2.jpg
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> Sonchus-asper-Delhi-3.jpg
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> Sonchus-asper-Delhi-4.jpg
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