Rajaji, this is Red milkweek or Asclepias incarnata. I had this plant growing in balcony and it is the food plant of caterpillars of Plain tiger butterflies.
Regards, Mani. On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 2:14 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Kanwal ji > Do you have close up, or another more focussed photograph? Kindly send it. > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 1:40 PM, raja kanwal <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear All, >> >> Posting a photo of a herb for Id seen in Chamoli district >> >> Date/Time- May 2009 >> >> Location- Place Chamoli, Altitude- 1000m, GPS- >> >> Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Wild (near stream) >> >> Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- herb >> >> Height/Length- 1m >> >> Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- small >> >> Inflorescence Type/ Size- NA >> >> Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- red >> >> Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- NA >> >> Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- NA >> >> >> Thanks & regards, >> >> >> Raja Kanwal >> >> Delhi >> >> Mob.-9650200833 >> > > > >
