{"id":1200175,"date":"2011-03-11T10:34:27","date_gmt":"2011-03-11T10:34:27","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T18:51:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T13:21:42","slug":"legasca-mollis","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/legasca-mollis\/","title":{"rendered":"Lagascea mollis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Lagascea<\/a> mollis<\/i> Cav.<\/a><\/span>, <\/span>Anales Ci. Nat. 6 1803<\/i>. (syn. <\/span>Lagascea<\/i> campestris<\/i> Gardner<\/span><\/a>; <\/span>Lagascea<\/i> kunthiana<\/i> Gardner<\/span><\/a>; <\/span>Lagascea<\/i> parvifolia<\/i> Klatt<\/span><\/a>; <\/span>Nocca<\/i> mollis<\/i> (Cav.) Jacq.<\/span><\/a>);\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nla-GAHS-see-yuh<\/b> — named for Marianio La Gasca y Segura, Spanish botanist<\/span> … <\/span>Dave’s Botanary<\/u><\/span><\/a>
\nMAW-liss<\/b> — soft<\/span> … <\/span>Dave’s Botanary<\/u><\/span><\/a>
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\ncommonly known as<\/b>: acuate, American softhead, silk leaf \u2022 <\/span>Marathi<\/b>: \u091d\u093e\u0930\u0935\u0921 jharwad
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\n<\/span>Native to<\/b>: Mexico, Central America, tropical S America; naturalized in Africa, India, s e Asia<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Lagascea mollis<\/a>:
\nFound this wild flower<\/span> in Pune.<\/span><\/div>\n
Common name- Silkleaf<\/b>
\nBotanical name-Lagascea mollis<\/i><\/div>\n
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121211 BRS 263:<\/a><\/p>\n

Pl. find the attached file contain photos for id. request.<\/div>\n
Location: GRD College Road, Coimbatore<\/span><\/div>\n
Date: 11.12.2011<\/span><\/div>\n
Habitat: Urban, Road side.
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This looks like the American Softhead<\/b> [Lagascea mollis<\/i>].<\/p>\n

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Yes Lagascea mollis.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Asteraceae Fortnight part-1: Lagascea mollis (NSJ-06:04:05:2013)<\/a> :\u00a0\u00a0Attachments (2).\u00a0\u00a04 posts by 3 authors.
\n<\/span>American Softhead<\/b> – <\/span>Lagascea mollis
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\n<\/span>This plant is seen <\/span>in Mysore also.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Asteraceae Fortnight Part 2-Discoid heads:: Lagascea mollis BRS\u00a01<\/a> :\u00a0\u00a0Attachments (4). 1 post by 1 author.
\nSharing the images of <\/span>Lagascea mollis<\/i> from Coimbatore.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Asteraceae Week (Part II – Discoid heads) :: Lagascea mollis along Pasarani Ghat :: 25 AUG 10 :: DV20<\/a> : 3 images.\u00a0\u00a03 posts by 3 authors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Lagascea mollis<\/i> Cav.<\/div>\n
la-GAHS-see-yuh<\/b> — named for Marianio La Gasca y Segura, Spanish botanist<\/span> … Dave’s Botanary<\/u><\/span><\/a>
\nMAW-liss<\/b> — soft<\/span> … Dave’s Botanary<\/u><\/span><\/a>
\ncommonly known as<\/b>: acuate, American softhead, silk leaf \u2022 Marathi<\/b>: \u091d\u093e\u0930\u0935\u0921 jharwad
\nNative to<\/b>: Mexico, Central America, tropical S America; naturalized in Africa, India, s e Asia<\/span>
\nReferences<\/b>: Flowers of India<\/u><\/span><\/a> \u2022 <\/span>NPGS \/ GRIN<\/u><\/span><\/a> \u2022 Flowers of Sahyadri<\/i> by Shrikant Ingalhalikar
\nalong Pasarani Ghat on 25 AUG 10<\/span><\/div>\n
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Asteraceae Fortnight Part 2-Discoid heads:: Lagascea mollis SMP\u00a08<\/a> :\u00a0\u00a0Attachments (2). 2 posts by 2 authors.<\/div>\n
Lagascea mollis
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ASTERACEAE Fortnight Part 2-Discoid heads Lagascea mollis from Uttarakhand_DSR_17<\/a> :\u00a0\u00a0Attachments (1). 2 posts by 2 authors.
\nLagascea mollis<\/span><\/i><\/span> Cav. is a tropical American weed and considered as invasive alien species in India.<\/span>
\n<\/span>It is <\/span>rare in Pantnagar (only at two places in my observation) but more common in other parts of the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Asteraceae Fortnight : Part 2 – Discord Heads : Lagascea mollis at Pune : 10062013 : MR-06<\/a> :\u00a0\u00a0Attachments (6). 1 post by 1 author.<\/div>\n
sharing pics of Lagascea mollis<\/i> <\/b>at Pune<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Asteraceae Fortnight Part 2-Discoid heads – Lagascea mollis (NSJ-07)<\/a> : Attachments (2). 3 posts by 2 authors.
\nAmerican Softhead<\/b> – <\/span>Lagascea mollis<\/i> from Satara<\/span><\/p>\n

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Asteraceae Week (Part II – Discoid heads) :: Lagascea mollis at Satara :: PKA27:<\/a> : Attachments (1). 1 post by 1 author.
\nLagascea mollis<\/i> at Satara.<\/span><\/p>\n

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ID Request 240913SG<\/a> :\u00a0\u00a0Attachments (2). 2 posts by 2 authors.
\nPlease help identify following <\/span>herb found in wild.
\n<\/span>Photographed<\/span> 17Sep13, at Dhavlas, Maharashtra.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Lagascea mollis<\/a>\u00a0:\u00a0\u00a0Attachments (1). 2 posts by 2 authors.<\/div>\n
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Lagascea mollis
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\nAt Hampi,Karnatak
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Satara, Oct 2014 :: Requesting ID validation – Lagascea (?) :: ARKNOV-23<\/a> : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5).
\nRequesting to please validate ID of this plant captured near Satara, Maharashtra in October 2014.
\n<\/span>Is this <\/span>Lagascea mollis<\/i>? <\/span>Found it by the roadside<\/span><\/p>\n

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Yes correctly identified.<\/p>\n

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Lagascea mollis Cav. of Asteraceae (Compositae) :: Palakkad<\/a> : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (6)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Name: Lagascea mollis<\/i> Cav.<\/div>\n
Family: Compositae<\/i><\/div>\n
Habitat: rural roadside<\/span><\/div>\n
Date: July 15, 20165<\/span><\/div>\n
Place: Palakkad Dist., Kerala
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Request for ID : 111110-AK-2 – efloraofindia | Google Groups<\/span><\/span><\/a>
\nHerb for id 080210MK2 – efloraofindia | Google Groups<\/span><\/span><\/a>
\nHerb for id 080210MK2 – efloraofindia | Google Groups<\/span><\/span><\/a>
\nFor Id210708 JM2 – indiantreepix | Google Groups<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Need help id’ing tiny bunches of white-flowered annual<\/a> : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3)
\n<\/span>Bhopal; <\/span>black soil;<\/span> 16\/10\/2020<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Malhargad near Pune, MH :: Lagascea mollis :: ARK2020-100<\/a>\u00a0: 1 post by 1 author.\u00a0Attachments\u00a0(3)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Lagascea mollis for validation<\/a>: 2 high res. images.
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Asteraceae: Lagascea mollis Cav.<\/a>: 2 high res. images.
\nlocation\/date:\u00a0(1)\u00a0Chotannahalli, Tumkur Dist., Karnataka, July 1997; (2: infl. detail)\u00a0Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, October 1994<\/span><\/p>\n
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Lagascea mollis Cav., Anales Ci. Nat. 6 1803. (syn. Lagascea campestris Gardner; Lagascea kunthiana Gardner; Lagascea parvifolia Klatt; Nocca mollis (Cav.) Jacq.);\u00a0 . la-GAHS-see-yuh — named for Marianio La Gasca y Segura, Spanish botanist … Dave’s Botanary MAW-liss — soft … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: acuate, American softhead,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[4997],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-1200175","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-legasca"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1200175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1200175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1200175\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1200175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=1200175"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=1200175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}