Thanks Gurcharan ji. It seems that you missed to quote the source of above mentioned information. It is
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200009118 Please note that Bhat Katia is wrongly mentioned in that link. Bhatkatiya or Bhat Katia is Hindi name for Solanum xanthocarpum. Argemone is known as Satyanashi in general. regards Pankaj Oudhia On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Argemone mexicana, family Papaveraceae > > local names: Pila dhatura, Bhat katia > English names: Pickly poppy > > Plant of West Indies and Mexico now naturalized in many parts of world. > > > -- > 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 2:21 PM, vikram jit singh < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> Dear Mr Garg, >> >> >> Could your group of experts please help identify and describe this wild >> flower i photographed in the foothills of chandigarh, ie the Lower >> Shiwaliks. . >> >> I am writing about these flowers in the newspaper and would require your >> expertise. >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Vikram Jit Singh. >> >> 9814019356 >> >> 215 Sector 19 >> >> Chandigarh. >> >> >> Columnist and writer for >> >> *The Times of India* >> * >> * >> Columnist for* >> * >> >> *The Dainik Bhaskar* >> * >> * >> *The Hindustan Times.* >> >> >> >> > > >
