Very nice and clear pictures Surajit ji Not aware of the species. Clearly a Polygonaceae member. I can see the ocrea. On checking the BSI Flora with me I found that two more characters might be useful for ID as per the key. Nuts which need to be trigonous and the leaves(Which are acute and attenuate at base) which turn brown on drying and not green in *P. barbata*. Dr Satish Phadke
On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 12:36 AM, surajit koley < [email protected]> wrote: > Sir, > > Attaching images of *Persicaria sp.* > > Species : *Persicaria barbata* (L.) H. Hara ? > Habit & Habitat : wild herb of about 2.5 feet on roadside waste place > Date : 8/10/12, 10.06 a.m. > Place : Garalgacha (Hooghly) > > Thank you & Regards, > > surajit > > -- > > > > --
