Cirsium falconeri (Hook.f.) Petr.

SIR-see-um -- Greek kirsion (kind of thistle) ... Dave's Botanary
fal-KON-er-ee -- named for Hugh Falconer, Scottish doctor, geologist and botanist in India ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Falconer's thistle • Dogri: भुस्स bhuss, धारू बगूल dharu bagul • Nepali: गिद्ध प्वांखे giddh pwankhe, थाकल thaakal


botanical names: Cirsium falconeri (Hook.f.) Petr. ... synonyms: Cnicus falconeri Hook.f. • Cnicus horridus (Hook.f.) C.B.Clarke ... and more at POWO

Bibliography / etymology

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Falconer's thistle

• Flowers of India
• this species named for Hugh Falconer, 19th century Scottish doctor, geologist and botanist in India ... read more about him at Wikipedia

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भुस्स bhuss, धारू बगूल dharu bagul

• Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with these name ... facebook

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

गिद्ध प्वांखे giddh pwankhe

• Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal

थाकल thaakal

• Many thanks to Sajan Subedi for help with this name ... flickr
• Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... efloraofindia

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