Carduus species- Nigiri hills area of Tamilnadu

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Carduus species- Nigiri hills area of Tamilnadu

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Cirsium wallichii DC. SN April 04 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2).

Cirsium wallichii DC, Fam Asteraceae

wild herb from Nigiri hills area of Tamilnadu, altitude is around 2000m

Cirsium wallichii I don't think has winged stem. To me it looks like Carduus sp.

Achenes pappus would solve the confusion.

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I too agree it is Carduus sp, but species identity needs to be confirmed. If anybody have clarity in this taxon kindly help.

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