Lovely Shots Sir On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 10:19 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Papaver macrostomum* Boiss. & Huet ex Boiss., Fl. Or. 1:115. 1867 > > Annual weed common in wheat and mustard fields in Kashmir in spring, > looking similar to Papaver rhoeas and P. dubium but easily distinguished by > elongated capsule, deeply dissected marginal stigmatic lobes which are > distinctly keeled and drooping down the upper margin of capsule with 5-10 > rays, as also the peduncle is appressed hairy. In P. rhoeas capsules are > subglobose, rays always more than eight, shallowly lobed and hardly > reaching the edge of capsule. P. dubium also has capsule elongated and > similar in shape to P. macrostomum, fewer rays usually 6-9, but shallowly > lobed and not reaching the edge of capsule. > > In childhood days we used to crush the petals to make a paste and spread > it on our palms, dust fine soil over it, make designs with capsule tip, > allow it to dry for some time, remove the soil to have excellent > mehndi-like design. > > -- > 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/ > > -- > > > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964 --
