Tricholepis elongata DC., Prodr. (DC.) 6: 563 1838. (syn: Carduus elongatus Wall. [Invalid]; Cnicus elongatus Wall. ex C.B.Clarke); .
Fwd: Doubt in the proper identification. : 7 posts by 3 authors. 1 image. This should be Serratula pallida in my opinion….!! I think leaves are different The specimen by … to me looks like Tricholepis, most probably T. elongata. Thanks a lot Sir for valuable inputs.. Tricholepis elongata DC. (Asteraceae) Tricholepis elongata DC. .
Asteraceae Fortnight Part 2-Discoid Heads: Serratula pallida from Morni Hills- NS 18 : Attachments (6). 4 posts by 3 authors. Very good photographs … Taken as Klasea pallida (DC.) J.Holub, Preslia 70(2): 106 (1998):. 106 1998. (Syn: Serratula pallida DC., Prodr. 6:670. 1838 (“1837”)) in view of Download – IAAT (Klasea pallida (DC.) Holub as accepted name & Serratula pallida DC. as syn.- Tricholepis raghavendrae Saklani & L.B. Chaudhary is conspecific with Serratula pallida DC., which is currently treated under Klasea Cass.) A reply from another thread: “…, even your plant may not be Serratula, it could also be some species of Tricholepis Serratula does not have spiny involucre, there is a good image in Flora Simlensis. “ This plant is confusing me for the last 3-4 years. Some of its characteristics are matching with Tricholepis elongata (as suggested here by …) and some with Serratula pallida. My photographs are more near to recently named species Tricholepis raghavendrae, except for flower colour. It is pale in my case but purplish in Tricholepis raghavendrae. But all the available literature for this area points towards T. elongata. Tricholepis elongata Family – Asteraceae Photographed at Kullu District ,Himachal Pradesh Altitude – 1200meters Dated – 14August 2018 |
Tricholepis elongata
Updated on August 7, 2025