Good to see so many Lepidium sp. Thanks Gurcharan Singh ji for sharing. Regards Prashant
On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 8:54 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > *Lepidium virginicum* Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 645. 1753. > > Annual or biennial herb up to 60 cm tall, branched above; leaves > oblanceolate or spathulate, pinnatifid or lyrate, upper serrate or > subentire; pedicels glabrous; sepals 0.7-1 mm long, pilose outside; petals > longer than sepals, 1-1.5 mm long, white, spathulate; stamens 2-4; fruit > orbicular, 2.5-3.5 mm, narrowly winged at apex, glabrous, apical notch > 0.2-0.5 mm; style 0.1-0.2 mm long. > > The species is quite distint among small fruited species (less than 4 mm > long) in its petals which are longer than sepals, slightly larger glabrous > fruits, and narrow apical wings. > > Photographed from Kud, Jammu & Kashmir, growing along roadsides. > Photographed in June. > -- > 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/ > > -- > > > > --
