Parthenium hysterophorus no doubt bur Congress grass !! what a name Tanay
On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 6:41 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > It is interesting to find out why it is called Congress grass in India? Its > English name is Carrot grass, bitterweed, false ragweed, feverfew, but > nowwhere Congress grass is documented. Some one many years back told me that > it looks like cap of Congress party and is found everywhere like Congress > workers. I don't know whether it is joke or the idea that struck. > > > -- > 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 Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 6:27 PM, promila chaturvedi < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> To me also it looks like the Congress Grass- the Parthenium (weed which >> came with wheat consignment from US). >> Promila >> >> On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 2:03 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Dear sir, >>> First picture shows *Parthenium hysterophorus* L. of Asteraceae; a >>> Tropical American weed. >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 12:37 PM, Thiruvengadam Ekambaram < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Friends >>>> This plant picture I took during Nature camp to the Nilgiri Biosphere >>>> Reserve – Bandipur , Gopala Swamy Temple – Reserve. >>>> I was told this plant is Congress men grass. Nearby lot oo wheat grass >>>> was also found (Second Picure) >>>> Date/Time--------------11.5.10 -10.40a.m >>>> Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- --------------- Bandipur , Gopala >>>> Swamy Temple – Reseve >>>> Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type----------- Wild >>>> Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- ----shurb >>>> Height/Length- -----------------3/4 meter >>>> Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size—------Inflorescence Type/ Size- >>>> Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- -------------white Fruits Type/ >>>> Shape/ Size Seeds- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> With Warm Regards, >>>> >>>> >>>> E.Thiruvengadam >>>> Mobile 09987886892 >>>> Chembur, Mumbai >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Muthu Karthick, N >>> Junior Research Fellow >>> Care Earth Trust >>> Chennai - 61 >>> www.careearthtrust.org >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "efloraofindia" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
