Many thanks for sharing newer and newer plants, Gurcharan ji -- ... IMG_8213-Kashmir-2.jpg is very beautiful.
Regards. Dinesh On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 7:11 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > *Tanacetum cinerariifolium* (Trevir.) Sch. Bip., Tanaceteen 58. 1844 > Syn: *Pyrethrum cinerariifolium* Trevir. (basionym);*Chrysanthemum > cinerariifolium* (Trevir.) Vis. > > Common names: Pyrethrum, Dalmatian insect-flower, Dalmatian pyrethrum > > Perennial herb reaching 55 cm, unbranched or branched from base, pubescent > with silvery-grey hairs; leaves alternate, lower long-petiolate, > 2-3-pinnatisect with linear-oblong less than 2 mm broad silverygrey > segments, upper leaves smaller, short-petioled, uppermost sessile; heads > terminal, usually solitary on long peduncle, rarely in corymbs, radiate, > 2-4 cm across, with yellow centre (disc florets) and usually 12-15 white > ray florets which are 10-15 cm long and 3-toothed at tip; achenes 3-3.5 mm > long, 5-ribbed. > > The plant is cultivated in Kashmir at many places for extraction of > pyrethrin used as insecticide; dried flower heads are pulverised to extract > the active principle; crushed leaves and flower heads rubbed on body > prevent insect bite. Photographed from Herbal garden below Cheshma shahi in > Srinagar, Kashmir. > > > -- > 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/ > >
