Dear Satish ji, Great memory Satish ji. I had found this herb in open field at altitude of around 700 ft above Sea Level, (definitely not in cultivated fields). It was in open grass land. regards Prashant
On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 8:47 PM, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Prashant > Wonderful shots again. > Last year you had posted same plant which I had included on the > Indiantreepix blog on Polygalaceae. > The characteristic petals just look marvelous esp. the lowermost petal > which is boat shaped or saucer shaped -*keel with a fringed crest .* > What I could gather from species name...................... > arvensis = from Latin meaning fields, > > As a species name, means “found in cultivated fields” (as either a crop or > a weed). > Can you recollect the habitat of the plant you observed? Please comment. > Dr Phadke > > > On 13 July 2010 09:00, Prashant awale <pkaw...@gmail.com> wrote:. > > > > > Thanks Vijayasankar ji, Shrikant ji and Tanay ji for the ID. > > regards > > Prashant > > > > On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 10:18 PM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> Polygala arvensis is a great shot Vijaya ji > >> tanay > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 8:56 PM, R. Vijayasankar < > vijay.botan...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Polygala arvensis, perhaps! > >>> > >>> Hope you experienced the aroma of its fresh root! > >>> With regards > >>> > >>> R. Vijayasankar > >>> > >>> > >>> On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 10:06 AM, Prashant awale <pkaw...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Dear Friends, > >>>> > >>>> Came across this small herb on the way to Sagargad. Looks like a > "Polygala sp." ID pl. > >>>> > >>>> Date/Time: 11-07-2010 / 10:30AM > >>>> Location: On the way to Sagargad near Alibag > >>>> Habitat: wild > >>>> Plant habit: Herb > >>>> Leaves alternate, 2 to 3 cm, almost sessile > >>>> > >>>> regards > >>>> Prashant > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Tanay Bose > >> +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) > >> 9830439691(Mobile) > >> > >> > > > >
