A different genus from Ranunculaceae not discussed earlier I suppose.
Thanks Usha di for additional information.

Dr Satish Phadke

On 24 January 2015 at 18:40, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected]>
wrote:

> I have heard of this because of medical literature on contact dermatitis
> from plants.. never seen it as plant... thanks
>
> commonly also found and used in the middle east as herbal remedy, it juice
> is known to cause second degree burn like lesions ...
> so one has to be extra careful if handling these  or trying to remove the
> "weeds"
>
>  Metin A, Calka O, Akdeniz N, Behcet L. Phytodermatitis from *Ceratocephalus
> falcatus* Contact Dermatitis 2005;52:314-6.
>
> usha di
>
> On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 11:09 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> *Ceratocephalus falcatus* (L.) Pers. Syn. Pl. 1:341, 1805
>>
>> A small annual herb with all basal 3-fid leaves once or twice forked into
>> linear segments; scape naked; flower terminal, yellow, 10-15 mm in diam;
>> sepals 5, petals 5; stamens 5-15; achenes many on elongated receptacle,
>> with basal pouch and falcate beak.
>>     Commonly found on walls or dry grounds. Photographed from Pahalgam
>>
>>
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