On 9/23/09, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> It does look like a Stellaria species. However, a bit too hairy for
> Stellaria media.
> I would look for a Cerastium species. Since it is from J & K,
> Gurcharan ji might be able to make a better guess.
>   - Tabish
>
> On Sep 24, 8:38 am, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote:
> > ... most probably ... *Stellaria media* (syn. *Alsine media*) ...commonly
> > known as: adder's mouth, chick wittles, chickweed, passerina,
> satin-flower,
> > starweed, starwort, stitchwort • Hindi: बुच बुचा buch-bucha • Manipuri:
> > যেৰুম কৈৰুম yerum keirumhttp://
> www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Chickweed.html
> > Regards.
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 8:34 AM, Swagat <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Dear all,
> >
> > > Photos taken at Dudh Pathri, Jammu & Kashmir.
> > > Date- 09th August 2009.
> >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > > ~Swagat
> > > 9223217568
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> >
> > > --
> > > 'I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I
> can
> > > do something; I will not refuse to do the something I can do.' - Helen
> > > Keller
> >
> Tabish ji
You are worried about hairyness, plus I also am finding half or less divided
petals  (though one petals seems to be divided nearly to the base) negating
Stellaria. I find at least one fruit suggesting apical teeth of Cerastium.
Swagat ji, do you have some other photographs for better decision.

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