FALCONER'S THISTLE
Giddh pwankhe
Botanical name: Cirsium falconeri
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Falconer's Thistleis a very common spiny plant found in Western Himalayas. It was named for HughFalconer, 19th century Scottish doctor, geologist and botanist in India. It isa tall noticeable perennial herb, with the whole plant covered by white-creamspines. Stems are robust with narrow wings. Flower-heads are spherical, creamcolored, somewhat drooping, 7-8.5 cm across. Just below the flower-heads aredensely woolly bracts with long pale spines up to 2.5 cm. Leaves are linear,narrow tipped, with triangular toothed or lobed margins carrying pale spines.Leaf surface is also covered with spines. Falconer's Thistle is found ataltitudes of 2700-4300 in the Himalayas, from Pakistan to SE Tibet. Flowering:August-September.
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