6 inches herb ID from Hooghly 23-04-12 SK-1

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surajit koley

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Apr 23, 2012, 2:00:18 PM4/23/12
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Sir,
 
Attaching images of a small herb that i found in an uncultivated land.
 
Species : UNKNOWN
Habit & Habitat : wild herb, less than a foot, uncultivated land, also on village roadside
Date : 17-03-2012, 9.50 a.m.
Place : Hooghly, WB
 
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Surajit Koley
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Giby Kuriakose

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Apr 23, 2012, 2:05:39 PM4/23/12
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Could this be a species of Phyla of Verbenaceae family?

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surajit koley

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Apr 23, 2012, 2:12:29 PM4/23/12
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Thank you Sir for the ID, found this one - http://www.inhs.illinois.edu/animals_plants/plants/ilgallery/ThePlants/PGenera/PhyNod/PhyNod.html that looks similar.
 
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surajit

Vijayasankar

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Apr 23, 2012, 2:34:58 PM4/23/12
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Yes, it is Phyla nodiflora.
 
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Vijayasankar Raman
National Center for Natural Products Research
University of Mississippi

surajit koley

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Apr 23, 2012, 2:44:51 PM4/23/12
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Thank you Sir.. i wonder yet another species from America!
 
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surajit

Gurcharan Singh

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Apr 23, 2012, 9:42:30 PM4/23/12
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Yes another very common weed in Delhi in dry places.


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surajit koley

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Apr 23, 2012, 9:46:57 PM4/23/12
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Good morning Sir

I was first attracted to this weed by its flower. Later i also noticed that it is common here too, on village roadside.

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surajit

Satish Phadke

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Apr 24, 2012, 2:46:13 AM4/24/12
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Phyla nodiflora indeed.
A really beautiful plant for macro photos.
I had earlier posted the same.
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surajit koley

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Apr 24, 2012, 12:05:55 PM4/24/12
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Yes Sir, you got it sharper at https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/indiantreepix/phyla$20nodiflora/indiantreepix/ABm1-hKTp64/TmBsupXqQCsJ, my images are out of focus.
 
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surajit

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 12:16 PM, Satish Phadke <drsmp...@gmail.com> wrote:
Phyla nodiflora indeed.
A really beautiful plant for macro photos.
I had earlier posted the same.

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