Another *Crotalaria *with flowers not yellow. Thanks for sharing On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 9:19 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Crotalaria sessiliflora* Linn., Sp.Pl.ed.2. 1004. 1763 > syn: *Crotalaria brevipes* Champion ex Bentham. > > short-lived perennial herb up to 90 cm tall densely hirsute; leaves > alternate, simple, nearly sessile, linear-lanceolate, up to 7 cm long, 5-9 > mm broad, densely silky beneath, glabrous above; racemes congested, few t > many flowers, rarely solitary; calyx 2-lipped up to 15 mm long, covered > with long brownish hairs; corolla blue; pod about 10 mm long, more or less > included in calyx, 11-16 seeded. > > Common along roadsides and open hillsides in Chakrata, photographed in > September > > > > -- > 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/ > > -- Dr Satish Phadke
