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Solenanthus circinatus Ledeb., Fl. Altaic. 1: 194, pl. 26 ? 194 1829. (Syn: Solenanthus amplifolius Boiss.; Solenanthus coronatus Regel; Solenanthus petiolaris DC.; Solenanthus rumicifolius Boiss.);
Boraginaceae Week: Solenanthus circinnatus from Dachhigam Kashmir: Solenanthus circinnatus Ledeb., Fl. Alt. 1:194. 1829. syn: Solenanthus petiolares DC.
A perennial herb whose basal leaves can often be missed with a Rumex; basal leaves oblong to oblanceolate reaching up to 40 cm in length on long petioles; upper leaves sessile, amplexicaul, smaller; flowers pale pink to red in loosely paniculate circinnate inflorescence; calyx 3-4 mm long; corolla lobes short, tube 4-5 mm long; nutlets 5-6 mm long, ovoid, slightly concave with marginal glochids.
Very common in Dachhigam forest as undergrowth. Photographed in May, 2012.
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