Yes Balkar ji, I was looking for this plant for a long time. It is one thing to read keys and descriptions in books, and another to see the plant yourself. Now I know I wont confuse between B. bipinnata and B. biternata.
-- 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 Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> wrote: > Here are mines Sir from same place > pls validate > > > On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> *Bidens bipinnata* L., Sp. Pl. 832. 1753 >> >> Common name: Spanish needles >> >> This species is quite distinct from related species B. biternata in >> shorter spreading habit usually less than 80 cm tall, bipinnatisect leaves, >> with much smaller segments, margin entire; heads with 1-5 yellow ray >> florets; cypselae 10-14 mm long withj 2-4 mm long barbate 2-4 awns. >> >> Photographed from near Kalsi on Mussoorie Chakrata road on September 16, >> 2011, and near Dakpathar >> >> -- >> 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 > -- 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/
