very nice, new to me ... pic number two reminds me of the seedpods of Angelica , taken by steven ( url in my thread)
Usha di ==== On Aug 3, 11:06 am, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > *Heracleum candicans* Wall. ex DC., Prodr. 4:192. 1830 > > Tall pubescent herb reaching 2 m; leaves 20-40 cm long, pinnate, pinnae > lobed or not, segments up to 20 cm long, glabrous or pubescent above, > densely and often white tomentose beneath, margin serrate; rays 15-35, > without involucre bracts; involucel bracts 5-8, linear to lanceolate; outer > petals longer than others; fruit compressed, prominently winged. > > Common in Kashmir valley in forest slopes. Photographed from Herbal Garden > below Cheshmashahi, Srinagar Kashmir in > > -- > 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > Heracleum-candicans-Herbal garden-Kashmir-1.jpg > 318KViewDownload > > Heracleum-candicans-Herbal garden-Kashmir-2.jpg > 294KViewDownload > > Heracleum-candicans-Herbal garden-Kashmir-3.jpg > 297KViewDownload
