You are righr Ushadi, the two are equally tall, with similar broader leaf segments but Angelica normally does not have that leathery leaves and not white beneath. More so fruit does not have prominent wings.
-- 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, Aug 4, 2011 at 12:47 PM, Ushadi micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com > wrote: > very nice, new to me ... > pic number two reminds me of the seedpods of Angelica , taken by > steven ( url in my thread) > > Usha di > ==== > > On Aug 3, 11:06 am, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > *Heracleum candicans* Wall. ex DC., Prodr. 4:192. 1830 > > > > Tall pubescent herb reaching 2 m; leaves 20-40 cm long, pinnate, pinnae > > lobed or not, segments up to 20 cm long, glabrous or pubescent above, > > densely and often white tomentose beneath, margin serrate; rays 15-35, > > without involucre bracts; involucel bracts 5-8, linear to lanceolate; > outer > > petals longer than others; fruit compressed, prominently winged. > > > > Common in Kashmir valley in forest slopes. Photographed from Herbal > Garden > > below Cheshmashahi, Srinagar Kashmir in > > > > -- > > 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > Heracleum-candicans-Herbal garden-Kashmir-1.jpg > > 318KViewDownload > > > > Heracleum-candicans-Herbal garden-Kashmir-2.jpg > > 294KViewDownload > > > > Heracleum-candicans-Herbal garden-Kashmir-3.jpg > > 297KViewDownload
