Nice display of Mentha Sps. Thanks Gurcharan Singh ji for sharing. Regards Prashant
On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Giby Kuriakose <giby.kuriak...@gmail.com>wrote: > Very nice set of pictures! > > Regards > Giby > > > > > On 17 November 2011 09:29, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> *Mentha arvensis* L., Sp. Pl. 577. 1753. >> >> Common names: *corn mint*, *European corn mint*, *field mint* >> *Hindi: Pudina* >> * >> * >> *Easily differentiated from other species by its purplish stems and >> white flowers in axillary clusters associated with normal leaves; perennial >> herb with white creeping rhizomes; stem 4-angled, purplish; leaves ovate to >> ovate-elliptic, up to 5 cm long, serrate, hairy on both surfaces, petiole >> up to 10 mm long; flower clusters subglobose, 12-15 mm across, in axils of >> middle and upper leaves; flowers white or pink, 4-5 mm across, corolla tube >> slightly exserted from calyx.* >> * >> * >> *Photographed from Gulmarg, Kashmir in July * >> * >> * >> -- >> 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> > > > -- > GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD > Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), > Royal Enclave, > Jakkur Post, Srirampura > Bangalore- 560064 > India > Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) > visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby >
