Very nice upload Nidhan ji. I initially thought that it appears to be from Fabaceae...? Originally from Europe the plant grows as a weed elsewhere. The flowers are pink on Wikipedia page. Liked the common name...Weasel's snout and thought the flower to resemble it. On searching found that the hairy green fruit which developes from the flowers resembles the Weasel's snout.(Weasel is a small mammal...I have seen it in Spiti valley Himalayas)
On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 10:40 AM, Nidhan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear All, > > This is *Misopates orontium (L.) Raf.* , the lesser Snapdragon or > Weasel's Snout Syn. *Antirrhinum orontium L. *(Family-Scrophulariaceae, > now in Plantaginaceae) photographed from Dyal Singh College, Karnal, in > February 2010. This is a small herb, upto 20 cm in height often found > growing along field borders and flower beds as a weed, flowers very small, > less than 1cm across. Wish to have additional info. > > -- > Regards, > > Dr. Nidhan Singh > Department of Botany > I.B. (PG) College > Panipat-132103 Haryana > Ph.: 09416371227 > > -- Dr Satish Phadke
