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Common name: Nepal Saw-wort
Botanical name: Saussurea nepalensis Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Saw-wort is a common name for several species of Saussurea. Nepal
Saw-wort is a variable plant with the stemp either absent or 2.5-15 cm. Basal
leaves are many and pinnately lobed, and are white-wooly on the underside. The
lobes are triangular and backward pointing. Stem leaves are few. The
flower-head is dark purple, 2-3.5 cm across, erect and solitary. Bracts are
papery, lancelike and purple tinged.
| Photographed in Valley of Flowers, Uttaranchal. |
Identification credit: Nongthombam Ulysses
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