Carpesium cernuum

Carpesium cernuum L., Sp. Pl.: 859 (1753) 859 1753. (Syn: Carpesium cernuum var. queenslandica Domin; Carpesium glossophylloides Nakai; Carpesium taquetii H.Lév.; Eclipta ciliata herb.madr. ex Wall. [Invalid]);

Common name: Nodding Carpesium

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Carpesium cernuum from Kashmir: 3 images.
Carpesium cernuum L., Pl. 859. 1753

Perennial herb, up to 1 m tall, much branched. Lower cauline leaves spatulate-oblong, up to 25 cm long, up to 6 cm broad, base contracted and attenuate into winged petiole, margins irregularly doubly serrate, hairy on both surfaces, upper surface green, lower surface pale; upper leaves smaller; heads solitary, 1.5-2 cm across, long pedunculate, subtended by many linear-lanceolate, 2-5 cm long leaves;  outer bracts leaf-like, scarious near base, inner ones narrowly oblong, scarious, obtuse; florets tubular, finally yellow; achenes linear, 4.5-5 mm long
Photographed from Dachhigam, Kashmir in July and August.

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Another Composite flower id al160811a:
Location Kalatope Chamba
Altitude 2100 mts
Habit herb
Habitat wild
Plant height 20 inches

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Flora of Chakrata: Carpesium from Chakrata Deovan Area: 5 images.
Carpesium from Chakrata Deovan Area
An Asteraceae herb wildly growing
My guess is Carpesium cernuum
Pls validate

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Yes …. Good photographs

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Carpesium pedunculosum?

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Carpesium pedunculosum Wall. is now an invalid name, the taxon considered as synonym of C. nepalense var. pedunculosa S. Kumar a plant that has heads smaller than 1 cm, leaves ovate, abruptly cuneate at base, involucre bracts serrulate.

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Asteraceae Fortnight Part 2-Discoid Heads: Carpesim cernuum from Chakrata- NS 10 :  Attachments (7). 2 posts by 2 authors.
This one is also common in Chakrata area, a small herb with hairy stem and leaves…Carpesium cernuum L.

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Yes … Very good photographs.

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Asteraceae Fortnight Part 2-Discoid heads- Carpesium cernuum from Kashir and Chakrata-GS22 : Attachments (5). 1 post by 1 author.

Carpesium cernuum L., Pl. 859. 1753
Perennial herb, up to 1 m tall, much branched. Lower cauline leaves spatulate-oblong, up to 25 cm long, up to 6 cm broad, base contracted and attenuate into winged petiole, margins irregularly doubly serrate, hairy on both surfaces, upper surface green, lower surface pale; upper leaves smaller; heads solitary, 1.5-2 cm across, long pedunculate, subtended by many linear-lanceolate, 2-5 cm long leaves; outer bracts leaf-like, scarious near base, inner ones narrowly oblong, scarious, obtuse; florets tubular, finally yellow; achenes linear, 4.5-5 mm long.
Photographed from Dachhigam, Kashmir in July and August, and Chakrata in September.

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References:

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