Gnaphalium polycaulon Pers., Syn. Pl. 2:421 (1807) 421 1807. (Syn: Gnaphalium floccosum DC.; Gnaphalium gracillimum Perr. ex DC.; Gnaphalium multicaule Willd. [Illegitimate]; Gnaphalium niliacum Raddi ex Spreng.; Gnaphalium schomburgkii Sch.Bip. [Illegitimate]; Gnaphalium strictum Roxb. [Illegitimate]);
naf-FAY-lee-um -- Greek: gnaphalion, plant whose soft white leaves used as cushion stuffing ... Dave's Botanary
pol-lee-KAW-lon -- Greek: poly (many), caulos (stem)... Dave's Botanary commonly known as: many-stemmed cudweed, western cudweed • Telugu: నూగు పత్రి noogu pathri Distribution: naturalized pantropically Leaf surfaces of different colour, upper white hairy, lower almost glabrous; basal leaves persistent at anthesis; inflorescence spicate, lower glomerules of heads often pedunculate...............................Gamochaeta purpurea Leaf surfaces not markedly different; basal leaves withered at anthesis; heads in spicate panicles, densely wooly 2/3 from base....................Gamochaeta pensylvanica It is true that the three species are very close, Gnaphalium purpureum, G. pensylvanica are shifted to genus Gamochaeta on the basis of pappus being connate at the base, whereas in Gnaphalium they are free at base and fall individually. A feature that separates Gnaphalium purpureum in addition to free pappus hairs is that heads form an elongated spike each cluster not subtended by ordinary leaves. To that extent your plant may be G. polycaulon. This is what Flora of China writes about Gnaphalium polycaulon "Similar to Gamochaeta pensylvanica, this species differs by its more compact habit, oblanceolate leaves, and free, separately deciduous pappus bristles more dilated at apex." 6 images. 2 posts by 2 authors. Gnaphalium polycaulon Pers. naf-FAY-lee-um -- Greek: gnaphalion, plant whose soft white leaves used as cushion stuffing ... Dave's Botanary at Ratangad on 14 JAN 12 Very good photographs ... ... ID please. Place: at top of Ratangad (~ 754 m / 2473 ft asl), near Bhandardara, Maharshtra. Time: January 14, 2012 at 12.27pm Habit: tender prostrate herb, about 6" - 10" high Habitat: damp bed of a drying pond Flower head size: about 2 - 3 mm It is Gamochaeta (formerly Gnaphalium), probably G. purpureum or G. pensylvanicum (American weed, often confused with G. purpureum, recently become common in Delhi and other parts of India). Here is how you can separate them Leaf surfaces of different colour, upper white hairy, lower almost glabrous; basal leaves persistent at anthesis; inflorescence spicate, lower glomerules of heads often pedunculate..............................................G. purpurea Leaf surfaces not markedly different; basal leaves withered at anthesis; heads in spicate panicles, densely wooly 2/3 from base....................G. pensylvanica Many many thanks ... for this help with ID. Have sighted this herb many times earlier; was eager to know the plant. Looking at leaves in your plant being more greener on upper surface and distinctly whitish on lower and lax low clusters your plant may be G. purpurea. Here is my G. pensylvanica Looking through books of Shrikant ji for Gnaphalium ... the Further Flowers of Sahyadri illustrates Gnaphalium polycaulon Pers. and Gnaphalium luteo-album. And my posted plant fits description of Gnaphalium polycaulon, the flowering period. Please correct me if wrong. It is true that the three species are very close, Gnaphalium purpureum, G. pensylvanica are shifted to genus Gamochaeta on the basis of pappus being connate at the base, whereas in Gnaphalium they are free at base and fall individually. A feature that separates Gnaphalium purpureum in addition to free pappus hairs is that heads form an elongated spike each cluster not subtended by ordinary leaves. To that extent your plant may be G. polycaulon. This is what Flora of China writes about G. polycaulon "Similar to Gamochaeta pensylvanica, this species differs by its more compact habit, oblanceolate leaves, and free, separately deciduous pappus bristles more dilated at apex." Perhaps checking pappus hairs may be conclusive. I am attaching photograph of pappus hairs of Gamochaeta pensylvanica for comparison OK, many thanks ... will keep an eye open to get this aspect covered during next sighting.
ANAPR36 Blumea(?) sp. for identification : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Family: Asteraceae Date: 25th January 2015 Place: Bangalore University, Bangalore Habit: Herb Habitat: Disturbed wet patch inside the forest Can this be Gnaphalium polycaulon Persoon? I agree with ... for identification of the plant
Gnaphalium polycaulon FOR VALIDATION :: Yeoor Hills, part of SGNP :: 29 DEC 19 : 5 posts by 3 authors. 7 images. Yeoor Hills ... part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park Date: December 29, 2019 ... Altitude range: about 100 ft (30 m) to 1575 ft (480 m) asl ¿ Gnaphalium polycaulon ? Yes, appears to be Gnaphalium polycaulon as per comparative images at Gnaphalium References: |
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