Perhaps some one should confirm whether Carduus is reported from Ooty.
-- 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 Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 5:48 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear friends, > > The altitude mentioned in > > Place: Ooty town (~ *2750* ft asl), Tamilnadu > to read as *7250* ft > > Apologies. > Dinesh > > > > > > On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 10:43 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Many thanks Gurcharan ji for the possible IDs. >> Will wait for further comments. >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 8:00 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> The plant is of course Carduus. Perhaps we have to find out whether it >>> is Carduus edelbergii or C. onopordioides. The Indian plant was originally >>> known as Carduus nutans, but was latter found to be a distinct species >>> Carduus onopordioides (as per Stewart who published a list of Kashmir >>> Plants). In later revision of genus Carduus by Kazmi (1964) Carduus >>> edelbergii was described occurring in Pakistan. Perhaps some one having >>> access to this monograph can help in fixing identity of this plant as well >>> as uploaded on FOI by me as C. onopordioides. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 7:03 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Dear friends, ... ID please. >>>> >>>> >>>> *Place*: Ooty town (~ 2750 ft asl), Tamilnadu >>>> *Time*: November 15, 2011 at 5.07pm and November 16, 2011 at 9.28am >>>> *Habit*: small erect herb >>>> *Habitat*: growing along roadside >>>> >>>> *Plant*: standing about a metre high, with slender stem, branching >>>> from bottom. >>>> *Leaf*: spiny, along stem and branches, basal leaves not observed >>>> *Flower*: about 10 mm across >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards. >>>> Dinesh >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >
