Satish ji The plant grows gregarious and wild in many parts of N W India, but being a useful medicinal plant it is often cultivated by drug companies.
http://www.cultivator.in/rasna.htm -- 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 8:34 PM, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> wrote: > Nice one Nidhan ji. > Is it native...wild or ornamental in gardens? > > On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 2:22 PM, Nidhan Singh <nidhansingh...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Dear All, >> >> This much branched hardy herb was photographed from near IOCL Refinery, >> Panipat in May 2011. I hope this is *Pluchea lanceolata (DC.) Oliv. & >> Hiern*. Kindly correct/validate. >> >> The height of the plant nearly 1 m, leaves alternate, lanceolate, flower >> heads deep pink/purple. >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Dr. Nidhan Singh >> Department of Botany >> I.B. (PG) College >> Panipat-132103 Haryana >> Ph.: 09416371227 >> >> > > > -- > Dr Satish Phadke >
