Muthu ji Taraxacum does have an leafy branched stem. There is a single head on scape. This one appears Sonchus arvensis to me.
-- 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 9:50 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > Please help to identify this herb. Is this *Taraxacum officinale*? the > peduncle is longer (2.5 feet) here. The head inflorescence measures c. 5cm > across. > > Location: Ooty town, Nilgiris > Date: 14 Sep 2011 > > Altitude: 2100 m ASL > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Care Earth Trust > #15, second main road, > Thillai ganga nagar, > Chennai - 600 061 > Mob: 0091 96268 33911 > www.careearthtrust.org > >
