what a prolific bloomer!! usha di ========
On Nov 17, 9:33 am, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > *Mentha pulegium* L., Sp. Pl. 577. 1753. > syn: *Pulegium vulgare* Mill. > > Common names: *European pennyroyal*, *pennyroyal* > * > * > Quite distinct from other species by its smaller leaves, calyx with unequal > teeth and being villous in throat; perennial herb , densely hairy; leaves > oblong-ovate to suborbicular, crenulate to serrulate, up to 2 cm long, > decreasing in size upwards; flowers pink or lilac in distant subglobose > clusters; calyx with tube densely villous in throat, lobes unequal; corolla > tube slender, widening above. > > Photographed from Tapiana Sahib in Sialkot near Baramulla, cultivated in > beds and pots. The herb is the source of Pennyroyal oil. > > -- > 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/ > > Mentha-pulegium-Tapiana-Sialkot-Kashmir-1-P1110383.jpg > 683KViewDownload > > Mentha-pulegium-Tapiana-Sialkot-Kashmir-2-DSC05301.jpg > 183KViewDownload > > Mentha-pulegium-Tapiana-Sialkot-Kashmir-3-DSC05294.jpg > 195KViewDownload > > Mentha-pulegium-Tapiana-Sialkot-Kashmir-4-DSC05286.jpg > 181KViewDownload
