Anaphalis subdecurrens (DC.) Gamble, 695 1921. (syn: Anaphalis elliptica (DC.) DC.; Anaphalis oblonga DC.; Anaphalis oblonga var. elliptica (DC.) Hook.f.; Anaphalis oblonga var. oblonga ; Gnaphalium ellipticum DC.; Gnaphalium indicum Thwaites; Gnaphalium oblongum Thwaites; Gnaphalium subdecurrens DC.);
Erect herbs; stems densely covered with smoky wool. Leaves 3-6 x 0.6-1 cm, oblanceolate, acute, 1-veined, sessile. Heads 3 x 6 mm, sessile, collected in terminal congested cymes; bracts 3 mm long, elliptic, entire, acute with solid lower portion; outer ones wooly. Female flowers many; corolla yellow, slender, glabrous. Bisexual flowers 4-6, central; corolla broader. Achenes brown, papillose; pappus 2 mm long, white. Flowering and fruiting: July-March Grasslands India and Sri Lanka Nilgiris: Anaphalis (Compositae) for identification: Please help me to identify this Asteraceae herb found in the grasslands of upper Nilgiris. The Plant height is about a feet and the leaves (5 cm long) are sessile. Date: 21 Oct 2012 Place: Mukruthi NP, Nilgiris, TN Alt.: 2360 m asl Check out for Anaphalis aristata or A. subdecurrens. this plant is Anaphalis subdecurrens (DC.) Gamble. Thanks ... Asteraceae Fortnight Part I-Radiate heads: Anaphalis for identification from Nilgiris - MK 01 : Attachments (2). 3 posts by 2 authors. Please help me in identifying this species. Our ... pointed out that this could be Anaphalis aristata or A.subdecurrens. This post is actually for resurfacing at Asteraceae week. Height of this plant didn't exceeded 15cm. Date: 21 Oct 2012 Place: Mukruthi NP, Nilgiris, TN Alt.: 2360 m asl This herb is Anaphalis subdecurrens (DC.) Gamble References: The Plant List Ver. 1.1 Tropicos Encyclopedia of Life (Specimen) Plant illustrations |
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