... right on dot, dear Prashant ... many thanks for the ID. Your flower at FOI: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Silky%20Dwarf%20Bush.html
Regards. On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 10:46 AM, Prashant awale <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Dinesh, > Check for *Nanothamnus sericeus * (Family: Asteraceae). > regards > Prashant > > > On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 10:39 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear friends, >> Could this be a member of Asteraceae ? >> Based on memory of *Elephantopus scaber.* >> ID please. >> >> >> >> Date/Time : April 30, 2009 at 8.33am IST >> Location Place : base of Koraigad, Lonavala, Maharashtra >> Altitude : about 792 m (above mean sea level) >> GPS : around 18°37'34.19"N, 73°23'1.70"E >> >> Habitat : scrub forest, mountain base >> Type : deciduous forest >> >> Plant >> Habit : hairy herb ... (could be prostrate, semi-erect) >> Height : about 5 - 6 inches >> Length : - not a climber - >> >> Leaves >> Type : hairy, simple, not sure of arrangement, margin entire. >> Shape : lanceolate >> Size : about 10 - 15 mm, not sure >> >> Inflorescence >> Type : apical cluster >> Size : about 25 - 30 mm >> >> Flowers >> Size : about 4 - 5 mm >> Colour : yellow >> Calyx : do not know >> Bracts : - no bracts - >> >> Fruits >> Type : do not know >> Shape : do not know >> Size : do not know >> Seeds : do not know >> >> >> Other Info >> Fragrance : do not know >> Pollinator : do not know >> Uses : do not know >> >> >> >> >> >> Regards. > > >

