Nice to see an endemic species from western himalaya and adjoining area. Tanay
On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 7:22 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Saussurea heteromella (D. Don) Hand.-Mzt (syn: S. candicans (DC) Sch.Bip.) > from Kashmir, commonly growing on dry exposed slopes at lower altitudes. > Photographed from Shankeracharya hill on June 22, 2010. > > Local names > Punjab: Batula, Kaliziri > Mundari: Husuri puru > > Seeds used as carminative; crushed leaves applied to wounds. > > -- > 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
