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Lilac Tasselflower

முயல் செவி

Emilia sonchifolia

Lilac Tasselflower
Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India · CC BY-SA 4.0

Overview

Emilia sonchifolia, also known as lilac tasselflower or cupid's shaving brush, is a tropical flowering species of tasselflower in the sunflower family. It is a branching, annual herb up to 40 cm tall. The leaves are lyrate-pinnatilobed, up to 10 cm (4 in) long, sometimes becoming purplish as they get old. One plant can produce several pink or purplish flower heads.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Emilia sonchifolia — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): சுவர் முள்ளங்கி — CC BY-SA 4.0