Respected Sir I have also found the same plant in Paddar valley J&K. Can this plant be Scabiosa speciosa
Kindly have a look on thr below links. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250064677 http://plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=61109&language=English http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?70606 Thanks and regards Suresh Rana

