Dear All: I think this is YARROW. The leaves and the flower umbelliform remind me of a pink garden cultivar of Yarrow.... Achillea millefolium.... a variety is endemic to Himalayas also... Yarrow is a very important plant in herbal remedies... I have experienced one variety growing in the grass meadow in NY which had leaves if chewed made cough disappear and mouth and tongue go numb for about half hour... Muthuji: do you have closer /better pictures of the leaves... they tend to be lacy ..in laymen's term...
Scent is in flowers, stems, and leaves....of Yarrow... Regards, Usha di ============= On Apr 28, 3:30 pm, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear all, > Please help to identify this plant in a garden at Kotagiri, Nilgiris. Could > this be any Apiaceae? > > *Date/Time-* > > 09-04-2011 / 04:30 PM > > *Location- Place, Altitude, GP* > > ca.2000asl; Kotagiri, TN > > *Habitat-** Garden**/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-* > > garden > > *Plant Habit-* > herb > > *Height/Length-* > > 30 - 50 cm long > > *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-* > > ca.12 x 4 cm > > *Inflorescence Type/ Size-* > > terminal umbel; 8-10 cm across > > *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-* > > 0.5-0.7 cm across > > *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- * > > *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- * > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Care Earth Trust > #15, second main road, > Thillai ganga nagar, > Chennai - 600 061 > Mob: 0091 96268 33911www.careearthtrust.org > > G 084.jpg > 240KViewDownload > > G 085.jpg > 164KViewDownload > > G 086.jpg > 193KViewDownload > > G 087.jpg > 201KViewDownload > > G 088.jpg > 167KViewDownload > > G 089.jpg > 228KViewDownload