I think *Cirsium verutum* (D.Don) Spreng. <https://efloraofindia.com/species/a---l/ar/asteraceae/carduoideae/cirsium/cirsium-verutum> as per images and keys herein.
---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2013 at 23:56 Subject: [efloraofindia:156457] Asteraceae Week (Part II - Discoid heads) :: Cirsium falconeri at Auli :: 31 JUL 12 :: DV14 To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> Asteraceae Week (Part II - Discoid heads) aster, daisy, or sunflower family *Cirsium falconeri* (Hook.f.) Petr. *SIR-see-um* -- Greek *kirsion* (kind of thistle) ... Dave's Botanary <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DCirsium&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeBTMlqamq7oqAf2KSX5lQRR8o14A> *fal-KON-er-ee* -- named for Hugh Falconer, Scottish doctor, geologist and botanist in India ... Dave's Botanary <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dfalconeri&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdyoAi3cvIG0JBBuokZcuXnXBqWmg> *commonly known as*: Falconer's thistle • *Nepali*: गिद्ध प्वांखे giddh pwankhe *Native to*: Himalaya (Kashmir to Bhutan), Myanmar, s Tibet *References*: Flowers of India <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FFalconer%2527s%2520Thistle.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzezCRS3vMKo1cYsr9dYxDYODewp7g> • Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.efloras.org%2Fflorataxon.aspx%3Fflora_id%3D110%26taxon_id%3D242421368&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf7n8FcEwU7kl62jHAkq96kGyFG1A> at Auli on 31 JUL 12 [image: Cirsium falconeri] <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7781875928%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfTB4QzRGnjQR9wIESzL7ZKrj53IA> [image: Cirsium falconeri] <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7781889326%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzds5tGPs_zR7S1ucp5Q3b6-sUBTMQ> [image: Cirsium falconeri] <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7760478252%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze9ekfMehOcB6um6Yij7E6CZb9mOw> 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. -- With regards, J.M.Garg -- 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFCvOrW1FJRqP3dRsuBm2_u2-yDRRjd96iHq7XmyJNnUEQ%40mail.gmail.com.

