The close up of these tiny flowers looks very cute. A faint violet shade of the flowers is totally different from others. 'Lasan ghas' or 'Vilayati ghas' perennial erect 30-90 cm plant cultivated as green fodder plant. Trifoliate leaves; Leaflets peculiar : *Dentate in upper half*
On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 12:48 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > *Medicago sativa * L. > > > - *med-DIK-ah-go* -- from ancient Greek *medike*, referring to media > *sa-TEE-vuh* -- cultivated > > > [image: Medicago > sativa]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4656243403%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc6nD305xXgKroPx0sSEUysq09pHw> > May 29, 2010 ... at Rajguru Nagar, near Pune > > > *commonly known as*: alfafa, bastard medic, buffal herb, lucerne, purple > medic, sand lucerne • *Gujarati*: વિલાયતી ઘાસ vilayati ghas • *Hindi*: > लुसन घास lusan ghas • *Kannada*: ಲುಸರ್ನೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು lusarne soppu, ವಿಲಾಯಿತಿ > ಹುಲ್ಲು vilaayiti hullu • *Marathi*: विलायती गवत vilayati gavat • *Punjabi*: > ਦੁਰੇਸ਼ਤਾ dureshta, ਸਿੰਝੀ sinjhi • *Sanskrit*: अश्वाबला ashvabala • *Tamil*: > குதிரை மசால் kutirai macal > > *Native to*: n Africa, Eurasia; widely naturalized / cultivated elsewhere > > > *some views*: > > - May 29, 2010 ... at Rajguru Nagar, near Pune > [image: Vilayati Gavat (Marathi: विलायती > गवत)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4656256237%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze3dqdFvFw6A1qDshzwObKPNqKUxg> > [image: > Lusan Ghas (Hindi: लुसन > घास)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4656250385%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcgYZol6vGiWkeBIORJeyXEd0uzaw> > [image: > > Lucerne]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4656862796%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdohlR47w6ErabP1xBsgtG2vS4Uww> > > > > Dear friends, embedded images attached for the benefit of those who are > unable to view them among contents above. > > Regards. > Dinesh -- Dr Satish Phadke
