Vijayasankar ji Dinesh ji's plant is not L. apetalum in which petals are rudimentary or absent and fruits hardly 2-2.5 mm. Please check my mails on Lepidium. The same plant of Dinesh is labelled at L. viginicum at FOI and L. apetalum at Flicker. That plant as already written by me is neither of these two. It is L. sativum.
https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/aac37b0b8b4a3bfd/ecfa7cbae788a625?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Lepidium#ecfa7cbae788a625 https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/6ac69a5ad7e922d9/ec3f780809a09fe6?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Lepidium#ec3f780809a09fe6 Two things have been worrying me right from the begining the leaves (which are not focussed) and smaller plants, and in that respect (here Vijayasankar may be right): my plant on FOI as Lepidium sativum, Dinesh ji's L. apetalum on Flicker and Dinesh ji's L. virginicum on FOI are I think same plant, and it is Lepidium sativum. -- 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 Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 12:55 AM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > It looks like *Lepidium *to me, I may be wrong though. > L. apetalum: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/2561100612/ > Thlapsi arvense: > http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/weeds/plants/pennycress.htm > > Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > > > On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Prashant awale <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Thanks Pankaj ji, Tanay ji, Gurcharan Singh ji. >> Regards >> Prashant >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 10:05 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Thlaspi arvense only, from fruit and style. >>> Tanay how did you get confused about Capsella bursa-pastoris, the >>> shepherd's purse? >>> Here it is >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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, Oct 13, 2011 at 9:04 PM, Tanay Bose <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> I stand corrected Sir Ji thanks for pointing out the >>>> difference >>>> Tanay >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 8:21 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Pankaj ji >>>>> I was also going to type that, till I saw notification of your mail, >>>>> and this gave me time to think. >>>>> >>>>> It is not Capsella, rather Thlaspi, the leaves are not clear (unlike >>>>> Prashant ji's usual photographs) but short style and nearly orbicular >>>>> fruits >>>>> suggest T. arvense. >>>>> >>>>> Capsella has a broad nearly triangular notch of fruit. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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, Oct 13, 2011 at 8:41 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Capsella bursa-pastoris? or may be other species of Capsella.. >>>>>> Pankaj >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Oct 13, 11:07 pm, Prashant awale <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> > Dear Friends, >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Seen this herb on the way to Rohtang Pass from Manali. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Date/Time: 11-09-2011 / 01:15PM >>>>>> > Location: Manali region: Altitude approx: 7500 ft. >>>>>> > Plant Habit: Herb >>>>>> > Habitat: Wild >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Regards >>>>>> > Prashant >>>>>> > >>>>>> > IMG_0874.jpg >>>>>> > 202KViewDownload >>>>>> > >>>>>> > IMG_0873.jpg >>>>>> > 169KViewDownload >>>>>> > >>>>>> > IMG_0872.jpg >>>>>> > 175KViewDownload >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> *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 (Mobile) >>>> 604-822-2019 (Lab) >>>> 604-822-6089 (Fax) >>>> [email protected] >>>> *Webpages:* >>>> http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html >>>> http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html >>>> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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/ >>> >>> >> >
