Superb. Regards Prashant On Sun, Nov 11, 2012 at 6:49 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Nasturtium officinale* W.T. Aiton, Hortus kew. ed. 2, 4:110. 1812 > syn: *Sisymbrium* *nasturtium-aquaticum* L. > > Common name: Watercress > > Perennial aquatic herb in shallow waters and moist soil, procumbent and > rooting on soil; leaves lyrate-pinnate, lower petiolate with up to 5 > lealets, upper sessile, auricled and up to 9 leaflets, terminal leaflet > suboricular; flowers white, 3.5-5 mm across, in many-flowerd racemes > elongating to 20 cm in fruit; pedicels spreading or deflexed; siliqua > sub-cylindrical, up to 18 mm long, slightly upurved. > > Growing along water bodies, mainly running water in temperate climate, > cooked as vegetable, used as salad and for garnishing. > Photographed from Kashmir, Manali and from California where it is sold in > stores.. > > Local names > Punjab: Piriya halim > Deccan: Lut-putiah > > -- > 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. 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > -- > > > > --
