indeed, both the plantagos are omnipresent in germany too ----- Original Message ----- From: Gurcharan Singh To: tanay bose Cc: efloraofindia Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 7:58 AM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:44705] Plantago major from Kashmir
Classical example of a nearly cosmopolitan plant species. -- 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 Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 10:01 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: This plant is a noxious weed in Vancouver found growing everywhere !! Tanay On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 8:53 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: Plantago major from Kashmir, very commonly growing especially in moist situations on roadsides, gardens and meadows. Photographed from Balgarden, Srinagar on June 15, 2010. Common names: English: Broadleaf plantain, Common plantain, Greater plantain, Plantain, French: Grand plantain, Plantain majeur German: Breitwegerich Spanish: Llantén, Llantén común, Llantén major Kashmir: Gul isafghol Punjab: Ghuzbe, Karet Kumaon: Luhuryia Used as pot-herb; used in wound-healing; Also used in piles, skin troubles, diarrhoea and other diseases. -- 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/ -- Tanay Bose Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant Department of Botany University of British Columbia 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036
