Dear Gurcharan ji, I think this plant is Agrimoni pilosa, for the following reasons. 1. The size of the Agrimonia pilosa flower is supposed to be approximately 5-9 mm. From the Balkar ji's image Agrimonia-eupatoria (5), I estimate the size of the flower to be around that. I assume that an average thumb is 2 cm across and an average index finger is 1.5 cm across. 2. According to Polunin & Stainton, A. pilosa is distinguished by its top-shaped fruit with numerous hooked spines. Balkar ji's fruit pictures seem to agree with this description. Moreover, I doubt that A. eupatoria subsp. asiatica is distributed in this region. Will wait for your feedback, Best wishes - Tabish ------------------------------------------- http://www.flowersofindia.in The waterhole of flower lovers
On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 10:17 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Agrimonia eupatoria Linnaeus subsp. asiatica (Juzepczuk) Skalický, Feddes > Repert. 79: 35. 1968. > Perennial herb with horizontal rhizome, glandular hairy; > leaves uninterruptedly imparipinnate with 3-5 leaflets, margin crenate; > flowers 11-13 mm across in spike-like terminal racemes, yellow; fruit 8-10 > mm across with spreading prickles, outer most prickles recurved. > European and American var. eupatoria is distinct in erect rootstock, being > less hairy and less deeply grooved calyx > Another Himalayan species A. pilosa is distinct in smaller flowers (7-9 mm > across), fruit 7-8 mm with rickles initially erect later becoming connivent. > Photographed > > -- > 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/ > > --
