Really confusing Garg, it seems we hardly have real specimens of C. verutum in out database, even this upload by D S Rawat under C. verutum is similar to mine ASTERACEAE Fortnight Part 2-Discoid heads: Cirsium verutum from Uttarakhand_DSR_9 (google.com) <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/Crn_udYVy3g>
Real C. verutum seems to be at Flowers of India. Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. https://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ On Sun, Jan 2, 2022 at 9:49 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > As there are contradictions between BSI Flora of India, Flora of China and > Flora of Bhutan as pointed out by you above, let us go by the specimens. > Going by specimens of *C. verutum* (POWO > <https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:196173-1>)- > one <http://www.kew.org/herbcatimg/358304.jpg> (C. involucratus of FBI) > and two <http://www.kew.org/herbcatimg/358305.jpg> (C. involucratus of > FBI), I feel your post look different and matches with specimens of *C. > argyracanthum* (POWO > <https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:195029-1>)- > one <http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/detailsQuery.do?barcode=K001118167>, two > <http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/detailsQuery.do?barcode=K000250088>. > > > On Sun, 2 Jan 2022 at 21:20, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Cirsium verutum (D Don) Spreng >> Syn: C. involucratum DC,, Nom. Illeg.; Cnicus involucratus var. horrida >> Hook.f. >> The species differs from C. wallichii in green involucre bracts ending in >> spines, outer spines longer, inner shorter, inner bracts >> not broadened at tip and without scarious margins, and heads in clusters. >> There is confusion in size of heads FBI and BSI Flora of India indicate >> larger heads 3.5-6 cm in diam., Flora of China 3-3.5 cm and Flora of Bhutan >> 1-1.5 cm. Heads are predominantly purple in colour. >> Photographed from Ranikhet, Uttarakhand, 14-4-2012. >> >> >> >> >> >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> https://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ >> >> -- >> 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/CAHiXKpUqsg3-kXH9%2BxLDCGm_WYc5Wp5n1qor30msEoMMH565Kw%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAHiXKpUqsg3-kXH9%2BxLDCGm_WYc5Wp5n1qor30msEoMMH565Kw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > 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/CAHiXKpXvPUcao1tm-oahaWRWCPRHnSRBs%2B42JmM2WcY%3DcNZTog%40mail.gmail.com.
