Thanks for responses. It is Alhagi pseudalhagi. Is this commonly found in India? On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 10:36 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Alhagi pseudalhagi > > > -- > 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/ > > > On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 10:32 AM, JANAKI TURAGA <janakitur...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> Thank you for your response. >> I do have a question: do Fabaceae plants have 'thorns' or the sharp ends >> that this plant has? >> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 10:25 AM, Dinesh Valke >> <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> ... not *Rumex* !!! please heed Fabaceae !!! >>> Regards. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 10:21 AM, JANAKI TURAGA >>> <janakitur...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks for your feedback. >>>> Perhaps another photograph might help? >>>> >>>> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 10:05 AM, Pankaj Kumar < >>>> sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Fabaceae..... >>>>> Pankaj >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 9:52 AM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> > ... species of Rumex ? >>>>> > Regards. >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 9:41 AM, JANAKI TURAGA < >>>>> janakitur...@gmail.com> >>>>> > wrote: >>>>> >> >>>>> >> Hi all, >>>>> >> I found this lovely pink wildflower bush in a wasteland adjacent to >>>>> fields >>>>> >> in Gurgaon, Haryana in April 2010, just at the onset of summer. >>>>> >> The bush was barely two feet high and came only in April. It had >>>>> occupied >>>>> >> a fairly large area. It continued to flower through May. I have seen >>>>> this >>>>> >> plant only this year. Last year this plant was not there. At that >>>>> time, >>>>> >> other plants dominated the area-Tephrosia purpurea etc. This year >>>>> there were >>>>> >> no plants that dominated the area last year, due to inadequate rains >>>>> and >>>>> >> intensive grazing by cattle on a regular basis. Only this plant was >>>>> seen >>>>> >> this year. >>>>> >> >>>>> >> Would appreciate id of this plant and any other information. >>>>> >> >>>>> >> Thanks >>>>> >> Kind Regards >>>>> >> Janaki Turaga >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> > >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> > >