Yes Nidhan ji Another very common weed. -- 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/
On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 3:04 PM, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]>wrote: > Nice pictures with detailed description. > Thanks for sharing the same. > Would you please upload a picture showing the habit of the plant, if you > have one. > > > > Regards, > Giby > > > > > On 27 January 2012 14:10, Nidhan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear All, >> >> This one is another common winter weed (Chickweed) from Caryophyllaceae, >> photographed from I.B. College Panipat, in January 2012 >> >> *Stellaria media** (Linn.) Vill*., Hist. Pl. Dauph. 3: 615, 1789; *Alsine >> media *Linn., Sp. Pl. 272. >> >> Annual, semi-erect herb. Stem* *trailing along the ground. Leavespetioled, >> opposite, ovate, acute, 1.5-10 cm, thin, glabrous, lower leaves >> long-stalked. Flowers white, nearly 1 cm in diameter, in leafy, axillary >> or terminal clusters. Sepals* *4 or 5, enlarged in fruit, sticky, >> lanceolate, free to the base. Petals as many as sepals, deeply bilobed. >> Stamens* *3-10. Styles 3. Capsule ovoid. Seeds many, brown, rough. >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Dr. Nidhan Singh >> Department of Botany >> I.B. (PG) College >> Panipat-132103 Haryana >> Ph.: 09416371227 >> >> > > > -- > GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD > Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), > Royal Enclave, > Jakkur Post, Srirampura > Bangalore- 560064 > India > Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) > visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby >
