Yes Alok ji You have mixed two plants. The one with rounded head is Lecanthus wallichii. Two species may occur in your area: L. wightii with only up to 10 cm long plants and head smaller than 4 mm; L. wallichii with plant up to 60 cm tall and head 1.5 cm to 4 cm.
The other plant with delicate branching inflorescence is Pilea umbrosa, I suppose -- 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/ On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 9:10 PM, Alok Mahendroo <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear friends, > Something tells me that this plant might be the same.. is my hunch > correct or should I separate them for the record.. > > Location Kalatope > Altitude 2100 mts > Habit herb > Habitat wild > Plant height 16-18 inches > > regards > Alok > -- > Himalayan Village Education Trust > Village Khudgot, > P.O. Dalhousie > District Chamba > H.P. 176304, India > > www.hivetrust.wordpress.com > www.forwildlife.wordpress.com > > http://mushroomobserver.org/observer/observations_by_user?_js=on&_new=true&id=2186 >
