Looking at the length of petals and winged upper part of fruit, it may well be Lepidium virginicum
-- 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, Nov 2, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Capsella bursa-pastoris is a totally different plant with a very > distinctive triangular notch, hence the name Shepherd's purse. There are no > attachments of Balakrishna ji here but I am sending mine for both Lepidium > and Capsella. The two can simply not be confused. > > -- > 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, Nov 2, 2011 at 10:13 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> A reply: >> " I think the plant is *Capsella bursa-pastoris* (L.) Medikus belonging >> to Brassicaceae (earlier called Cruciferae). The plant is commonly called >> Shepherd's purse, so-called because of the shape of the fruit, which >> resembles the purse used by European shepherds in ancient times. The plant >> occurs as a weed in cool temperate Himalayas and Nilgiri mountains of S. >> India. I am attaching some photos of the species taken from a website and >> along with one of your photos. >> With regards >> Dr N. P. Balakrishnan >> Coimbatore >> 01-11-11" >> >> On 1 November 2011 20:22, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Resurfacing again for ID >>> Earlier feedback >>> Singh ji........................................................Some >>> species of Lepidium: *Perhaps L. apetalum*, although I can see some >>> petals, otherwise L. pinnatifidum, if petals 2/3 as long as sepals and >>> lower leaves pinnatifid. In both mature fruit should be 2-3 mm broad. >>> >>> In species of Lepidium size of mature fruit (l x b), notch and its >>> depth, presence and relative size of sepals and petals are important. >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> >>> Date: 28 April 2011 15:26 >>> Subject: [efloraofindia:68262] Herb for id 280411MK1 >>> To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> Dear all, >>> Please help to id this small herb found in a tea estate of Kotagiri, >>> Nilgiris. Is this Capsella sp. or any other Brassicaceae? >>> >>> *Date/Time-* >>> >>> 09-04-2011 / 05:00 PM >>> >>> *Location- Place, Altitude, GP* >>> >>> ca.2000asl; Kotagiri, TN >>> >>> *Habitat-** Garden**/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-* >>> >>> weed in tea estate >>> >>> *Plant Habit-* >>> herb >>> >>> *Height/Length-* >>> >>> 15-20 cm long >>> >>> *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-* >>> >>> ca.5 x 0.5 cm >>> >>> *Inflorescence Type/ Size-* >>> >>> terminal raceme; c. 6 cm long >>> >>> *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-* >>> >>> 0.2 - 0.3 cm across >>> >>> *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- * >>> 0.3cm long >>> >>> *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 33911 >>> www.careearthtrust.org >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg ([email protected]) >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& >>> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >>> alphabetically & place-wise): >>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. 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