Thanks Tabish ji for this important correction. Yes it resembles the uploads by Balkar ji as S. fastuosa and one uploaded by Prashant ji and identified by Balkar. S. uniflora is a totally different plant belonging to the subgenus Amphilaena in which upper most leaves are generally coloured and enclosing (half or completely) the cfapitulum. Here are some links:
http://www.um.u-tokyo.ac.jp/publish_db/Bulletin/no34/no34001.html http://www.jansalpines.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=17310 Thanks Tabish ji once again for resolving it sooner. -- 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/ On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: > This looks like Saussurea fastuosa > > http://www.plant.csdb.cn/details?guid=photo:cfh@68201245-2d8c-4f8c-afc0-edc423750e9a > - Tabish > > > On Wednesday, September 12, 2012 9:04:25 PM UTC+5:30, Balkar wrote: >> >> Dear All >> Saussurea uniiflora from Valley >> Pls validate >> Thanks >> >> -- >> Regards >> >> Dr Balkar Singh >> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >> Arya P G College, Panipat >> Haryana-132103 >> 09416262964 >> > -- > > > > --

