Thanks Krishan Lal ji for finally getting the identity of this plant resolved. Although white ligules are unusual for the genus Inula (but usual for I. nervosa), the involucre bracts I realise now are distinctive of Inula.
Thanks once again. -- 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 Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 1:58 PM, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > A reply: > "Dear sir, > This plant stands identifeid as Inula nervosa and confirmation made > from the herbarium of FRI Dehradun and a paper of this plant as a new > to Himachal Pradesh is publishing from Sikkim With DR. Pandey who is > working to Inulae to BSi.And also on the site Flowers of India.Thanks > for put it on the site of Eflora of India. > Yours, > Krishan Lal" > > > > On 07/06/2012, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > "After going through the photographs of Aster asperulus and paper kindly > > supplied by Tanay in which Aster peduncularis was discussed, I think > *this > > is not A. peduncularis* in which ligules are blue-purple and much longer > > and narrower, and petiole very distinctly winged. This seems to be some > > different plant." from Singh ji. > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Ritesh Kumar Choudhary <[email protected]> > > Date: 19 October 2011 06:06 > > Subject: [efloraofindia:88484] Aster sp. from Himachal for ID_KL_19102011 > > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > > > > Dear all, > > > > Sending these pictures on behalf of Sri Krishan Lal Ji from Himachal > > Pradesh who works at PWD and has keen interest and expertise on the flora > > of Himachal Pradesh. I've also invited him to join eFlora. > > > > He has asked me to get the ID validated from eFlora guessing it to be as > > Aster peduncularis. > > > > Locality: Himachal Pradesh (1500-2000m) > > > > Flowering time: September-October. > > > > Please validate. > > > > Regards, > > Ritesh. > > > > P.S.: All the rights for these photographs are reserved by Sri Krishan > Lal > > Ji. > > > > > > > > -- > > With regards, > > J.M.Garg > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* > & > > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > > alphabetically & place-wise): > > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them > > for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1870 members & > > 1,18,000 messages on 31/5/12) or Efloraofindia website: > > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > > of more than 6500 species). > > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > > India'. > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them > for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1870 members & > 1,18,000 messages on 31/5/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 6500 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. >
