Alok ji Your mystery plant is not Gamochaeta purpurea, earlier described under the names Gnaphalium purpureum or G. pennsylvanicum (some times treated distinct Gamochochaeta purpurea and G. pennsylanica as per GRIN or one species Gamochaeta purpurea as per Kew List). That plant grows commonly in Delhi and uploaded by me at FOI. It has leaves which are velvety on both sides, though much more sensely below.
http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Pennsylvania%20Cudweed.htm<http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Pennsylvania%20Cudweed.html> Your plant has leaves which are clearly green on upper surface, a feature of Gnaphalium hypoleucum (still under the same genus) -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ l <http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Pennsylvania%20Cudweed.html> On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 1:01 PM, Alok <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Ritesh ji, It does seem to be Gamochaeta purpurea, as far as I > could search on the net... > regards > Alok > > On May 27, 6:21 am, Ritesh Choudhary <[email protected]> wrote: > > Tropicos treats Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera under the synonymy of > > Gamochaeta americana (Mill.) Wedd., whereas The Plant List treats them > > separately. > > > > Comments awaited. > > > > Regards, > > Ritesh. >
