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Cirsium falconeri
Falconer's Thistle is a very common spiny plant found in Western Himalayas. It was named for Hugh Falconer, 19th century Scottish doctor, geologist and botanist in India.
Falconer's Thistle is found at altitudes of 2700-4300 in the Himalayas, from Pakistan to SE Tibet. Flowering: August-September.
Spotted on Aug 17, 2011
Submitted on Aug 22, 2011
4 Comments
ha Satyen, you right this is Cirsium falconeri....
The more I look the more confused I am getting about the names of almost all my flower plant spottings. Now I have started feeling that this might be a Cirsium falconeri ?
Yes, Safflower. Thank you Yogesh.
safflower?