The info about roots yeilding a purple dye in the above post is not from Flora Of China. It is from elsewhere . I regret giving the wrong reference. Regards Taffazull
On Thursday, December 22, 2022 at 2:22:29 PM UTC+5:30 [email protected] wrote: > Dear Members, > Am posting photos of a herb of the forget -me- not (borage)family which I > think is *Lithospermum arvense(L.*) Syn *Buglossoides arvensis (L) > a.k.a stone seed, *field gromwel , corn gromwel . I request confirmation > of I.D. The herb was growing in a field in Srinagar and the photos were > taken a few days back. It is a rather uncommon weed. It is very hairy(see > photos) .It has tiny white flowers .The fruit has four brown nutlets > (schizocarps) . The nutlets are triangular ovoid and with small > tubercles(See photo).According to Wikipedia its seeds stored in clay pots > have been found in sites dating back to 4000 B.C. Because of the high level > of Omega-3 fatty acids in its seeds its commercial cultivation has been > started in U.K. it is patented and has trade marked cultivar > (Ahiflower)(A plant native to this region is finding great interest in E.U. > and U.S. while most people here are unaware of its existence!). According > to the Flora of China its roots yield a purple dye. > With regards > Taffazull > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/84f62835-d44e-4661-bba1-0bb3cb4ebe94n%40googlegroups.com.
