The plant appears to be Rajgira, and it is one of the leafy vegatables of western maharashtra. The leaves atre used before flowering. Narendra Joshi
--- On Wed, 12/9/09, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> Subject: [indiantreepix:24794] Amaranthus ¿ paniculatus / cruentus / graecizans ? To: "Indian Tree Pix" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 3:04 PM Dear friends, Not familiar with amaranths. Found this herbaceous plant growing near waste water in a village in Rajguru Nagar, Pune - 12 DEC 09 Villager said the plant is RAJGIRA, the grain amaranth that is used in preparation of laddus, also an ingredient of food eaten during fasting. Not sure which amaranth: paniculatus / cruentus / graecizans ? OR could be any else. ID please. Regards. --You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
