Nidhan ji I think yes. but correct epithet is gracilis, since -pogon is masculine gender, gracile is neuter, gracilis masculine or feminine.
-- 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 Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 6:35 AM, Nidhan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear All, > > This herbaceous composite with beautiful inflorescence was shot from > various places (Deoban Road-near spider's colony and Chakrata-Budher caves > road) during our latest trip to the area, in May 2012. I could reach to > identification with the help of Flora simlensis, and I think this should be > *Tragopogon gracile D. Don. *I have attached the page 289 of Fl. Sim. > having description of this plant as a reference... > * > * > Please help to validate/rectify the identification.... > > > P.S. The name of pics should be read as T. gracile and not T. gracilis, > sorry for the ignorance > > -- > Regards, > > Dr. Nidhan Singh > Department of Botany > I.B. (PG) College > Panipat-132103 Haryana > Ph.: 09416371227 > >
