Thank you very much Gunjan ji for this ID. Was confident with my ID for upload at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/zzFchusZj5U/-HH1A9U2JMkJ ... hopefully that is correct too, which shows the flower to grow with an extraordinarily long stock.
Regards. Dinesh On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 8:01 PM, gunjan sud <sud.gun...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes Umesh Ji is right. This is Saussurea auriculata (DC.) Sch.- Bip. an > accepted name while S. hypoleuca is a synonym. > Regards Gunjan > > On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:16 AM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Thank you very very much Umesh ji for this probable ID. >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 10:41 AM, Umeshkumar Tiwari < >> tigerumes...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Dear Dinesh Ji, >>> This not Saussurea costus, it seemms to me Saussurea hypoleuca. >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 11:02 PM, Dinesh Valke >>> <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> [image: Valley of >>>> Flowers]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7795632618%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfiscXcV1ezkljkoVaSBkd-7VO2FQ> >>>> 2 >>>> AUG 12 >>>> Valley of Flowers ... about 11400 ft >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> Dear friends, ID please. >>>> *Habitat*: sloping meadow >>>> *Habit*: herb about 1 m high; flower about 1 - 1.5 inch across. >>>> ... apologies, this is the only photo. >>>> >>>> >>>> [image: >>>> P1010995]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7839595576%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzct4Hy95XzX5PgzvyJDyaIN7nzppA> >>>> Regards. >>>> Dinesh >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Umeshkumar Tiwari, Research Associate >>> www.medicinalplantsofuttarakhand.in >>> *www. <http://www.planttaxonomy.blogspot.com/>* >>> planttaxonomy.blogspot.com/ >>> Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT) >>> Institute of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine >>> No.74/2, Jarakbande Kaval >>> Post: Attur, Via Yelahanka >>> Bangalore - 560 064 >>> +91-9591862200 (KA) >>> +91-9411313351(UK) >>> >>> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > --