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 . 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 . A weed (Carpesium abrotanoides) quite distict from C. cernuum in its smaller axillart flower heads and narrower leaves .
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.
Another Composite flower id al160811a:      Flora of Chakrata: Carpesium from Chakrata Deovan Area: 5 images. Yes …. Good photographs Carpesium pedunculosum? 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.
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. Yes … Very good photographs.
Carpesium cernuum L., Pl. 859. 1753 . Is it Carpesium cernuum??: 1 image. Yes it is Carpesium cernuum Possible but difficult to confirm with this image only as there are many similar species. There are just 3 species on the page and two i.e. abrotanoidies and trachelifolium are very different. The close resemblance is to cernuum only rather than to nepalanse if the flowers are compared. Being from Kashmir, there should be no doubt on ID.A very common plant there.
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Carpesium cernuum
Updated on December 24, 2024