Talk:Saussurea obvallata

Vivek (talk) 22:32, 30 June 2011 (UTC) The picture used is a wrong one. The picture is of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphyllum_oxypetalum plant. I really do not know how a Bramhakamal might look like, but that picture is most definitely of a Night Queen.
 * I've removed the gallery photo, a correct photo of Saussurea obvallata is shown under external links. Melburnian (talk) 01:08, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Removing unsourced, blog-like content
The two sections on Brahma Kamal and Uses were removed because both have been long unsourced and a) the Brahma Kamal reads like a fictionalized fable, and b) the uses discussed are quackery nonsense far from meeting WP:MEDRS. Unless these sections can be adequately sourced, they will be removed per WP:WTRMT. Zefr (talk) 16:23, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I agree that the fable is not useful medical information, but it does contribute a cultural context for this species's relationship with humans. At the least, we should find a source for the legend.--Quisqualis (talk) 16:32, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
 * By definition, a fable is a made-up story perpetuated by many storytellers over time, unlikely to meet WP:RS for this plant. The one under Brahma Kamal in Hindu epics is particularly egregious nonsense, and could not meet WP:V, so should be deleted. Zefr (talk) 18:21, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I agree that section is unnecessarily discursive and can be blanked. As for the medicinal uses, it can be mentioned that it is used medicinally and that overharvesting is a threat. It turns out that the fable underlies some of the overharvesting taking place, as religious offerings to Brahma lead to the collection of many of its flowers during the short blooming period. Climate change and medicinal use are further threats:
 * Offered at temples, over-harvesting threatens survival of state flower
 * Brahma Kamal, Uttarakhand's State Flower, Is Dying Of Rampant Exploitation & Climate Change
 * I can use these sources to write a section covering the mythology, uses and threats. Or would you be wanting to do that?--Quisqualis (talk) 18:46, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Please go ahead. Zefr (talk) 19:01, 25 November 2020 (UTC)

State flower
I see that a properly-sourced edit stating that it's the state flower of Uttarakhand was deleted as promotional. That seems excessive to me. If it were the state flower of other places, it seems like it would be perfectly reasonable to list them as well. But if it's been recognized as emblematic by someone, that seems Wikipedia-worthy to me. I'm going to reinstate that line pending any more debate here. Bill Woodcock (talk) 10:33, 14 February 2022 (UTC)