Again Nice Set Sir On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 5:01 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> *Matricaria aurea* (Loefl.) Schultz-Bip., Bonplandia. 8: 369. 1860 > syn: *Cotula aurea* Loefl.; *Chamomilla aurea* (Loefl.) Gay ex Cosson & > Kralik > > Common name: Golden mayweed > > Branched prostrate to erect herb with sessile leaves 2-3-pinnatisect > having filiform segments; heads discoid, 5-6 mm across, yellow; involucre > bracts oblong with brown scarious margin; florets tubular with 4-lobed > corolla; achene brownish without pappus. > > Distinct from Matricaria matricaroides in smaller yellow heads, involucre > bracts with brown margins, achenes without pappus, 4-lobed corolla and > smaller leaves with narrower segments. > > Photographed from Rainawari, Kashmir. I have included photographs of both > species for comparison. > > > > -- > 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/ > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
