Herb from Ooty for id 160211MK3

[Muthu Karthick]

Dear all,

Please help to id this trailing herb. Photographed on a private garden floor at Ooty, Nilgiris.

Date/Time-	24-01-2011 / 11:10 AM
Location- Place, Altitude, GP	ca.2200asl; Ooty, TN
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-	garden floor
Plant Habit-	herb
Height/Length-	15 cm long
Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-	ca.3 x 2 cm;
Inflorescence Type/ Size-
Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-	c. 0.3 cm across
Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-
Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.-

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[Nidhan Singh]

Hi,
Can it be any Stellaria sp. from Caryophyllaceae?

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Department of Botany
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[Gurcharan Singh]

Yes looks like Stellaria media

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[Muthu Karthick]

But isn't the flowers [petals] are smaller on my plant sir? when compared to S. media

[Muthu Karthick]

A reply from Amitji - - is it Arenaria serpyllifolia L.

[Gurcharan Singh]

Muthu ji

Arenaria was my first reaction also, but the basic difference between Arenaria and Stellaria is that the petals of Arenaria are entire (and one would see only 5), and deeply bi-lobed in Stellaria (giving the appearance of 10). One can clearly see 8-10 in your photographs.

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
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http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ 

[Muthu Karthick]

Yes, Gurucharan sir, many many thanks for the valuable input. Now I could confirm this plant with deeply lobed petals as Stellaria media (L.) Vill. of Caryophyllaceae.