Great Sharing Sir never heard about this Plant. Thanks On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 12:40 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> *Arabis pterosperma* Edgew. in Trans. Linn. Soc. 20:33. 1851 > syn: *Arabis* *alpina* Hook.f. & T (non L.); *Arabis* *alpina* var. * > purpurea* W.W. Sm. > > Perennial herb, simple or branched above, covered with long simple or > forked hairs; basal leaves obovate-oblong, stalked, toothed, densely hairy, > cauline oblong, sessile, 10-20 mm long, slightly auricles at base, > amplexicaul, toothed, apex somewhat entire; racemes 20-30 flowered, up to 12 > cm long in fruit; flowers white or tinged pink, pedicels 8-12 mm long, > petals 5-7 mm long; fruit 3-6 cm long, 1-1.5 mm broad, glabrous. > > The species is easily differentiated from other species by slightly pinkish > flowers, stems and leaves with long hairs, auricled leaf-base and about 10 > mm long fruiting pedicels. > > Photographed from Sonamarg, Kashmir in June, growing among rocks and > boulders on mountain slope. > > -- > 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/ > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
