This plant was growing untended by roadside on outskirts of Manali (towards Rohtang La). Regards. Dinesh
On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 11:01 AM, ushadi Micromini <[email protected] > wrote: > Dinesh : flowers remind me of comfrey, yes. > but need to see the surface of the lower more "mature Leaves" > I am submitting my pics now > Usha di > > *PS was this planted in a garden or was it naturalised/ growing on its > own/ wild???* > > > > > On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 10:32 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> *Symphytum officinale * L. >> >> >> >> - *sim-FY-tum* -- growing together ... Dave's >> Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DSymphytum&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcSn8fmW-JOP7qP47C187a_Lnu2GA> >> *oh-fiss-ih-NAH-lee* -- official (used in pharmacological sense) ... >> Dave's >> >> Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dofficinale&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzd8K39K1SnOAUkXkY3Vhlf8l5FAZw> >> >> >> [image: Symphytum >> officinale]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2560611683%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc5_-WbliwzLBGrm-LylDDtqerUCw> >> Jun 4, 2008 ... at Manali >> >> >> >> *commonly known as*: black root, boneset, comfrey, comphrey, consolida, >> consound, knitbone, slippery root • *Marathi*: संकूतुन sankuutan >> >> *Native to*: temperate western Asia, Soviet Middle Asia, Europe >> >> *References*: NPGS / >> GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F36020&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc1_euVh_ruEzPIvQct8UoisfAVZQ>• >> Wikipedia<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FComfrey&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfE1QHkBtl2ewZK8I17uDtNZ2uaGQ>• >> Cornell >> University<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ansci.cornell.edu%2Fplants%2Fmedicinal%2Fcomf.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf1ApQgxxHD4oM5m2YScafre_nFgw> >> >> >> *more views*: >> >> - Jun 4, 2008 ... at Manali >> [image: Sankuutan (Marathi: >> संकूतुन)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2560692455%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcCYHHhbeSidd563xmGXeD0rju8FA> >> [image: >> Common >> Comfrey]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2560599891%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdSWBvsQXoKCGvTjsF46xjs2CfDJw> >> >> >> >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh > > > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > >
