Some fun facts about the herb: The common English name for this herb is *Groundsel.* According to Collins English Dictionary the name origin is from Old English *gund * pus and *swelgan * to swallow or absorb. In olden days before the discovery of antiseptics and antibiotics a poultice made from the herb was apparently effective for treating suppurating wounds. It is also called *ragwort* because its leaves look like torn cloth(rags). The origin of its botanical name has been described in "A Modern Herbal" by Mrs.M.Grieve in the following words "*Senecio*, derived from *Senex* (an old man), in reference to its downy head of seeds; 'the flower of this herb hath white hair and when the wind bloweth it away, then it appeareth like a bald-headed man.". The English word "Senile" has the same origin. Regards Taffazull
On Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 9:28:13 AM UTC+5:30 Mahadeswara wrote: > Great work Sir ji. I went through your publication. > With Regards, > > On Monday, March 6, 2023 at 5:45:44 PM UTC+5:30 taffa...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Dear Gurcharan Ji, >> Thanks for the ID and the very interesting anecdote and copy of paper. >> That students were forced to identify a plant with only disc florets as >> *Sonchus >> *a plant with only ray florets speaks volumes about how much more we >> have to do to improve our educational institutions. In your paper you have >> referred to it along with *Trifolium dubium* as an introduced species >> (which has become invasive like *Conyza). Conyza canadensis* has even >> been given a vernacular name *"Shael e loet" *by the locals. >> With sincere regards >> Taffazull >> On Monday, March 6, 2023 at 1:28:40 AM UTC+5:30 Gurcharan Singh wrote: >> >>> Senecio vulgaris, a common Spring weed in Kashmir. An interesting story >>> relating to this plant. The plant is very common in KU Campus, especially >>> Orchards behind Botanical Garden. We were taught in our M. Sc. Class that >>> it is Sonchus plant, and it came in our final exam also to describe and >>> identify the genus from the Key. I had the habit of describing flowers from >>> original plant, and as such I described the capitulum with disc florets (as >>> ray florets are highly reduced in this species), but when using the key it >>> did not fit Sonchus (in which there are only ray florets), but I and other >>> friends wrote Sonchus, as there was no other option, but this bugged me a >>> lot, and when I joined research, this was the first plant I investigated >>> and found that species has never been reported from Kashmir, and published >>> as among first records from Kashmir in 1972. I am attaching the paper. >>> >>> On Sunday, March 5, 2023 at 4:17:52 PM UTC+5:30 taffa...@gmail.com >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Members, >>>> Kindly help in identifying the herb whose photos are attached. It was >>>> growing wild in a field in Srinagar. It was photographed today only . >>>> Regards >>>> Taffazull >>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/043df219-eaa2-4d5b-aa34-0afe6b6f21f9n%40googlegroups.com.
