It is Saussurea heteromala. Regards, Dr. G. S. Goraya, IFS Addl. Pr. Chief Conservator of Forests, (Research & Training), Himachal Pradesh Forest Department, Sundernagar - 175 019 (Dist. Mandi, Himachal Pradesh) Ph. 09418025036; 01907-264113 (O)
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:01:04 +0530 Subject: Fwd: [efloraofindia:152965] Thistle For ID : Uttarakhand : 160413 : AK-1 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] CC: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. Some earlier relevant feedback: Some leaves please. May be a Saussurea. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Yes, can be Saussurea candicans.... -- Regards, Dr. Nidhan Singh I found this picture of the leaves. Regards, Aarti Saussurea heteromala. DSRawat Pantnagar S. heteromella is current name for S. candicans -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh S. heteromella (The Plant List & GRIN) & S. candicans (The Plant list & GRIN) are different as per GRIn & The Plant List.- from me. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> Date: 16 April 2013 09:50 Subject: [efloraofindia:152140] Thistle For ID : Uttarakhand : 160413 : AK-1 To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> Thistle growing wild in the Jim Corbett area on 24/3/13. Id please. Aarti -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 (largest in the world): http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2085 members & 1,50,000 messages on 31/3/13) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 8000 species). Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.

