*Achyranthes aspera* of Amaranthaceae. Leaves used as vegetable and the root is helpful in treating dental problems (used as toothbrush!).
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 12:13 PM, Madhuri Raut <itii...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry I forgot to add I say thorny because I touched them and they were > prickly > Regards > Bhagyashri > > > On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 10:41 PM, Madhuri Raut <itii...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Request for validation ?Aaghada in Marathi >> >> >> Date/Time-Sep and Oct 2011 >> >> >> Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-Pune >> >> >> Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-Wild >> >> >> Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Herb >> >> >> Height/Length- 5-6 cms >> >> >> Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- green >> >> >> Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- I waited enough to see the flowers >> but one day almost after 15 days suddenly I saw these thorny things coming >> up I do not know what are these >> >> >> Regards >> >> Bhagyashri >> >> >> >> >
