Botanical name: Dolomiaea baltalensis    Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)

Baltal Jurinea is a perennial stemless herb which is named for the Baltal valley in Kashmir. It is very similar to Himalayan Jurinea in general appearance but differs from it by its entire to irregularly lobed leaf blade against pinnately cut leaves. Leaves are ovate to elliptic ovate, rounded at the base, 13-16 x 5-7 cm, entire to irregularly lobed, toothed, upper surface woolly, lower surface densely woolly, stalked. Leaf-stalks 3-10 cm long, woolly, sometimes sheathing at the base. Flower-heads are numerous, 7-24 in number, 1.5-2.2 x 0.5-1.5 cm, disc-like, flower-cluster-stalk up to 5 cm. Involucral bracts are in many rows, tapering, ovate-lanceshaped, overlapping. Florets are tubular, pinkish-purple, up to 1.5 cm long. Staminal filaments hairless; anthers arrow shaped, tails lacerate. Baltal Jurinea is endemic to Jammu & Kashmir. It grows on rocky slopes above meadows, at altitudes of 3000-3500 m. Flowering: August-September.

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