Sir, It can never be *Blumea mollis* / *axillaris*. The florets, specieally the central florets are yellow. No purplish hue in any of the heads, as has been described in -
1. http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=159100 2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=250097955 3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=100&taxon_id=200023561 4. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Blumea~mollis I've taken account of two *mollis* available, don't know if there is a third one - - http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/gcc-36432 - http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/gcc-83537 - http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=12&taxon_id=250077998 On the other hand, scape like form, yellow central florets, purplish red phyllary apex<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=104121#KEY-1-30> indicate that this is *B. hieracifolia* (*hieraciifolia*). or Another similar looking - *Conyza japonica* Less. (FBI. iii. 258) - http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=100&taxon_id=200023709 and http://www.taibif.org.tw/biomap/pic/plant/p_d_aste000110a.jpg ( http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Conyza+japonica). Thank you Regards surajit On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 1:29 PM, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > efi page on Blumea > axillaris<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/ar/asteraceae/blumea/blumea-axillaris>(Syn. > B. mollis) > > > I may very well be wrong, but i think this is *Blumea hieracifolia* DC - > http://plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=35076&id_ > publication=80 > Thank you > Regards > surajit > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> > Date: 7 June 2013 13:05 > Subject: [efloraofindia:156911] Asteraceae Fortnight Part 2-Discoid heads- > Blumea mollis pl. validate-GS18 > To: efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > > > This plant uploaded from Morni hills and also from Uttarakhand was > tentatively but not conclusively identified as Blumea mollis. Please > validate or otherwise > > > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Blumea$20mollis/indiantreepix/f8V55J3nOPU/4rpbJW3YjZAJ > > -- > 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/ > > -- > 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 indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > 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 2110 members & > 1,56,000 messages on 31/5/13) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 8500 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 indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
