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Saussurea auriculata (DC.) Sch.Bip., Linnaea 19: 331. 1846 331 1846. (syn. Aplotaxis auriculata DC.; Carduus auriculatus Wall. [Invalid]; Cnicus auriculatus Wall. [Invalid]; Himalaiella auriculata (DC.); Saussurea hypoleuca Spreng. ex DC.; Theodorea auriculata Kuntze);
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so-SUR-ree-a — named for Nicolas-Theodore de Saussure, Swiss chemist and … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: kushta • Hindi: kushta, kut, nurya, pokharmul, thimra • Kannada: koshta • Malayalam: seppudday • Tamil: chagalkoshtam, jathikoshtam, oshtam • Telugu: chengulva, kustam . Native to: Himalaya (Kashmir to Bhutan) .
VoF Week :: DV :: 02 AUG 12 – 0101 :: ¿ Saussurea auriculata ? at Valley of Flowers: 2 AUG 12
Valley of Flowers … about 11000 – 12000 ft ID please.
Habitat: sloping meadow
Habit: erect herb, about 1 – 1.5 m high; flower about 4 – 5 cm across VOF Week: Saussurea auriculata?? at VoF: I think this herb from VoF is Saussurea auriculata?? (Family: Asteraceae). Leaves should help. Yes …
VOF Week: Saussurea sp-3 at VoF: One more set of photographs of Saussurea sp. at VoF. Saussurea auriculata….
Vof Week: Saussurea auriculata from VoF: Saussurea auriculata from way to main valley
pls validate Very well illustrated photographs . VoF Week :: DV :: 02 AUG 12 – 0128 :: Saussurea ¿ costus ? at Valley of Flowers: 2 AUG 12 Habitat: sloping meadow
Habit: herb about 1 m high; flower about 1 – 1.5 inch across. … apologies, this is the only photo. This not Saussurea costus, it seemms to me Saussurea hypoleuca. Yes … is right. This is Saussurea auriculata (DC.) Sch.- Bip. an accepted name while S. hypoleuca is a synonym. Thank you very much … for this ID.
VoF Week :: DV :: 02 AUG 12 – 0128 :: Saussurea ¿ costus ? at Valley of Flowers: 2 AUG 12 Habitat: sloping meadow
Habit: herb about 1 m high; flower about 1 – 1.5 inch across. … apologies, this is the only photo. This not Saussurea costus, it seemms to me Saussurea hypoleuca. Yes … is right. This is Saussurea auriculata (DC.) Sch.- Bip. an accepted name while S. hypoleuca is a synonym. Saussurea auriculata Eared leaves..
Asteraceae Week (Part II – Discoid heads) :: Saussurea auriculata in Valley of Flowers :: 02 AUG 12 :: DV23 : 3 images. 2 posts by 2 authors. Saussurea auriculata (DC.) Sch.Bip.
so-SUR-ree-a — named for Nicolas-Theodore de Saussure, Swiss chemist and … Dave’s Botanary
aw-rik-yoo-LAY-tuh — shaped like an ear, eared … Dave’s Botanary commonly known as: kushta • Hindi: kushta, kut, nurya, pokharmul, thimra • Kannada: koshta • Malayalam: seppudday • Tamil: chagalkoshtam, jathikoshtam, oshtam • Telugu: chengulva, kustam Native to: Himalaya (Kashmir to Bhutan) References: Flowers of India • ENVIS – FRLHT • Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal in Valley of Flowers on 02 AUG 12
Asteraceae Week (Part II – Discoid heads) :: Saussurea auriculata at VoF :: PKA21:: : : Attachments (4). 1 post by 1 author.
Saussurea auriculata at VoF (Family: Asteraceae).
Asteraceae Fortnight Part 2-Discoid Heads: Saussurea paniculata? from Valley of Flowers- NS 26 : Attachments (3). 4 posts by 2 authors. Please validate if this can be Saussurea paniculata… shot from area around Valley of Flowers National Park, Uttrakhand.. I have only these pics.. I think yes comparing with upload by … Rather resembling S. auriculata uploaded by …, … and … Thanks for the inputs Sir.. this should be Saussurea auriculata.. I photographed this plant on my previous hike near Snowline. It was growing next to a large cluster of Rhododendron campanulatum. I might go again tomorrow to see if there is any further development. Please help identify it.
Snowline, Above Triund, Dharamshala, HP
3200m approx.
28-29 July 2017
Probably any Saussurea sp. You can check comparative images at efi site.
…, as usual was right in advising to check for a Saussurea species. After his advice, I checked and found that my plant was likely to be Saussurea auriculata and I went up to the mountains where I had found it to see the mature inflorescence. Finding the nodding dark purple flower heads confirmed the initial ID. Please advise. Saussurea auriculata Near Snowline, Above Triund, Dharamshala, HP
3200m approx.
16-17 August 2017
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