Nice Catch Sir, it looks similar to Phalaris minor a noxious weed in wheat field in our area
On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 6:39 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Phleum alpinum Linn., Sp. Pl. 1:59. 1753. > syn: Phleum commutatum Gaud. > Perennial up to 50 cm tall, erect or ascending; Leaf-blade up to 15 cm long, > up to 8 mm broad, upper sheaths slightly inflated; panicle compact up to 5 > cm long, 7-12 mm broad, usually tinged with purple, ovoid; glumes truncate, > with scarious margin, keel fringed, terminating in 1-3 mm long awn; lemma > 2/3 as long as glumes, 3-5-nerved. > Photographed from meadows in Gulmarg and Apharwat in July > > -- > 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/ > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
