Good Shots Sir, Nice series on Mentha Sir On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 11:11 AM, Ushadi micromini <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
-- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
