Thanks, Ashwini ji. Are the first three images from another plant? To me also other images appears close to images at https://sites.google.com/ site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/ar/asteraceae/asteroideae/ gnaphalieae/anaphalis/anaphalis-contorta
On 19-Sep-2017 7:34 PM, "Ashwini Bhatia" <[email protected]> wrote: > Even though I come close to a positive ID of this and the other Anaphalis > sp. here, I am not very confident that I am being entirely successful. I > follow *Flowers of the Himalaya*, *Flora Simlensis*, eFlora of China (and > Pakistan), *Flora of Chamba*, *Flora of Kullu*, FOI website and of course > our group site to see where all characteristics converge (and the most > excellent *Tibetan Medicinal Plants* wherever applicable). I find > following images alone is deceptive and often leads to more confusion. > There is not enough to go by and the IDs are only provisional till experts > comment on these. I am hoping that we come closer to an agreement on some > of the Anaphalis species here. > > Please bear with me if my conclusions/approach is not entirely correct. I > will be grateful for advice. > > My reasons for this tentative identification: > > 1. *The leaves are dark green above and woolly white below and hence have > good contrast between the two surfaces* as indicated by several of the > above mentioned sources. > > 2. *The narrow leaves have in-rolled margins and auricles at the bases*. > They are partly *decumbent* too as mentioned in the above sources. > > 3. *Tibetan Medicinal Plants* mentions that the involucral bracts in this > species are covered by the woolly indumentum, I am not entirely sure but > please look at the photos and advise. > > 4. *Flower clusters are compact* with *each head measuring about 4mm*. > Flowers of the Himalaya mentions the clusters to be 1.5cm across while our > plants have broader clusters (about 4cm) > > 5. *Bracts shiny white, blunt, broad, obtuse*, erect in flower. *Lower > bracts often pale violet*. > > And I am not sure what other *Anaphalis* could this be. No other set of > characteristics point to this. > > > *Anaphalis contorta*? > Mcleodganj-Triund trek, Dharamshala, HP > 2100-3200m approx. > 03 and 16 September 2017 > > Thanks. > Ashwini > > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
