Good to see this. On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 10:03 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote:
> *Mentha pulegium* L., Sp. Pl. 577. 1753. > syn: *Pulegium vulgare* Mill. > > Common names: *European pennyroyal*, *pennyroyal* > * > * > Quite distinct from other species by its smaller leaves, calyx with > unequal teeth and being villous in throat; perennial herb , densely hairy; > leaves oblong-ovate to suborbicular, crenulate to serrulate, up to 2 cm > long, decreasing in size upwards; flowers pink or lilac in distant > subglobose clusters; calyx with tube densely villous in throat, lobes > unequal; corolla tube slender, widening above. > > Photographed from Tapiana Sahib in Sialkot near Baramulla, cultivated in > beds and pots. The herb is the source of Pennyroyal oil. > > -- > 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/ > > -- Dr Satish Phadke
