Flowers of Himalaya
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Himalayan Fleabane (Erigeron multiradiatus)
Botanical name: Erigeron multiradiatus
Family: Asteraceae
(Sunflower family)
Erigeron is a genus of about 200 species - The most
widely used common name, fleabane, is shared with related plants in several other
genera. Himalayan fleabane is a beautiful perennial with erect hairy stem upto
12-30 cm, and aster-like flowers. Leaves can be inversely ovate or lance-like,
pointed or blunt, entire or coarsely toothed. Flower-heads vary in size 1.5-5
cm across, solitary or clustered, long stalked. "Petals" or ray
florets are dark purple, long thread like, spreading. The central disk is
yellow.
Pic: Uttarakhand, INDIA (September 15) 2009
