Prickly Plant !! On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 4:46 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Carthamus lanatus* Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 830. 1753. > > > Common names: *distaff thistle*, *downy safflower*, *saffron thistle*; *woolly > safflower*; *woolly star thistle* > * > * > *Loosely cobwebby brached herb, leaves 10-15 cm long, divided along margin > into linear or lanceolate spine-tipped lobes; heads 25-35 mm long, some what > tomentose, outer phyllaries spreading and longer than inner; corolla yellow, > sometimes darkly veined, anthers yellow; achene brown 4-6 mm long with > scaly pappus * > * > * > *The species is very common in Kashmir along woadsides, wastelansds, more > common along Pampore karewas. Photographed from Baramulla, Kashmir in July, > 2011* > * > * > * > * > -- > 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/ > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
