Sir almost all of ur photos are new for me as they are from different phytogeographic zone. I think one don't not need any live speciem for identification of floral characters once he go through your image (especially this one now).
Regards prasad On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 8:58 PM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Superb Catch Sir > > > On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 8:08 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I am really afraid of attempting Asteraceae IDs >> Good to see so many Asteraceae plants from you. >> >> >> On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 5:36 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> *Inula royleana* DC., Prodr. 5:464. 1836 >>> >>> Graceful alpine herb similar to Inula grandiflora in producing a single >>> terminal head on long peduncle but very distinct in its larger (15-25 cm >>> long as against 5-8 cm) basal leaves, distinctly clasping (and not sessile >>> or subsessile) larger leaves up to 15 cm long, and larger head (10-12 cm >>> across as against 5-7 cm), ray florets slender, golden yellow, nearly 5-6 >>> cm long (as against 2 cm), involucre bracts ovate. >>> >>> Photographed Apharwat mountain at altitude of 3200 m in July. >>> >>> -- >>> 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/ >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Dr Satish Phadke >> > > > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964 > -- Prasad Kumar Dash Ecologist, Orissa, India email: [email protected] ph. 09437444241

