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Alok Mahendroo

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Apr 21, 2011, 3:16:10 AM4/21/11
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Dear friends
Another small plant...

Location Bathri, Chamba
Altitude 1400mts
Habit herb
Habitat wild/roadside
Height 3 inches

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Alok
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Village Khudgot,
P.O. Dalhousie
District Chamba
H.P. 176304, India
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prasad dash

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Apr 21, 2011, 3:31:14 AM4/21/11
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Dear Alokji looks like some Exacum sp., a guess.

Regards

Prasad
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Neil Soares

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Apr 21, 2011, 4:09:56 AM4/21/11
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Hi Alok,
 This is the Scarlet Pimpernel [Anagallis arvensis].
                          Regards,
                           Neil Soares.

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Gurcharan Singh

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Apr 21, 2011, 6:49:38 AM4/21/11
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Yes Anagallis arvensis var. coerulea (L.) Gouan


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tanay bose

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Apr 21, 2011, 10:27:35 AM4/21/11
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I knew Anagallis arvensis but had no idea about variety
Thanks to Sir Ji
Tanay
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Alok Mahendroo

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Apr 21, 2011, 11:10:00 AM4/21/11
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Thank you Neil ji and Gurcharan ji,
It has interesting properties too...
regards
Alok

Gurcharan Singh

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Apr 21, 2011, 11:39:57 AM4/21/11
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Alok ji
This variety is common in warmer climates at lower altitudes. The orange flowered one (var. arvensis) commonly grows in temperate climates.


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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/ 

Ushadi micromini

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Apr 21, 2011, 9:54:11 PM4/21/11
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Dear Alok ji: can you please tell us of these interesting properties,
love to know ...
I always thought scarlet pimpernel to be orange-ish red to bright
red to occasionally pink..but not this heavenly blue....
thanks for sharing..
Usha di

On Apr 21, 8:10 pm, Alok Mahendroo <alokisabe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thank you Neil ji and Gurcharan ji,
> It has interesting properties too...
> regards
> Alok
>
>
>
> On Thu, 2011-04-21 at 07:27 -0700, tanay bose wrote:
> > I knew Anagallis arvensis but had no idea about variety
> > Thanks to Sir Ji
> > Tanay
>
> > On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 3:49 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >         Yes Anagallis arvensis var. coerulea (L.) Gouan
>
> >         --
> >         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/
>
> >         On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Neil Soares
> >         <drneilsoa...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >                 Hi Alok,
> >                  This is the Scarlet Pimpernel [Anagallis arvensis].
> >                                           Regards,
> >                                            Neil Soares.
>
> >                 --- On Thu, 4/21/11, Alok Mahendroo
> >                 <alokisabe...@gmail.com> wrote:

Gurcharan Singh

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Apr 22, 2011, 3:58:21 AM4/22/11
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Usha di

Here is my scarlet pmpernel (Anagallis arvensis var. arvensis) from Kashmir


It remained as flower of the month at FOI website last year, after my upload.

I am uploading A. arvensis var arvensis from California also

-- 
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/ 

Anagallis-arvensis-arvensis-California-1.jpg
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Na Bha

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Apr 22, 2011, 6:53:25 AM4/22/11
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It is called poorman's barometer, poor man's weather-glass, because the flower closes, when bad weather is on march or fog is on the way.
The germanname is Gaukheil, (can be translated as healing insanity or mental illness). In ancient Greece it was used in the treatment of melancholia.
Because it is a bit toxic it is used in fishing, especially in india.
This is all from Wikipedia.
We find this herb in farmland and along the roadside and smaller ways, perhaps in june i may see some.
Nalini

Ushadi micromini

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Apr 22, 2011, 3:08:30 PM4/22/11
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Dear Dr. Singh: thank you for sharing your original pictures...
wonderful to see... this is the color I remember..
Usha di.

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On Apr 21, 8:39 pm, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Alok ji
> This variety is common in warmer climates at lower altitudes. The orange
> flowered one (var. arvensis) commonly grows in temperate climates.
>
> --
> 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/


>
> On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 8:40 PM, Alok Mahendroo <alokisabe...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > Thank you Neil ji and Gurcharan ji,
> > It has interesting properties too...
> > regards
> > Alok
> > On Thu, 2011-04-21 at 07:27 -0700, tanay bose wrote:
> > > I knew Anagallis arvensis but had no idea about variety
> > > Thanks to Sir Ji
> > > Tanay
>

> > > On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 3:49 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>


> > > wrote:
> > >         Yes Anagallis arvensis var. coerulea (L.) Gouan
>
> > >         --
> > >         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/
>
> > >         On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Neil Soares

> > >         <drneilsoa...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >                 Hi Alok,
> > >                  This is the Scarlet Pimpernel [Anagallis arvensis].
> > >                                           Regards,
> > >                                            Neil Soares.
>
> > >                 --- On Thu, 4/21/11, Alok Mahendroo

> > >                 <alokisabe...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > >                         From: Alok Mahendroo <alokisabe...@gmail.com>

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