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Prashant awale

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Oct 1, 2011, 1:20:28 PM10/1/11

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Dear Friends,

I had seen this erect herb in the Buckwheat filed at "Turtuk" Village, Ladakh.

Date/Time: 18-09-2011/ 05:20PM
Location: Turtuk Village (This village is closer to LOC), Ladakh
Plant habit: Herb
Habitat: Wild.

Regards
Prashant

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Balkar Arya

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Oct 1, 2011, 10:00:57 PM10/1/11

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Saponaria sp

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Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
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Gurcharan Singh

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Oct 1, 2011, 10:14:44 PM10/1/11

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Commonest weedy Silene, S. conoidea

Saponaria has only 5 veins

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
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On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 10:50 PM, Prashant awale <pka...@gmail.com> wrote:

Balkar Arya

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Oct 1, 2011, 10:29:53 PM10/1/11

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Thanks for correction Sir

but 5 veins where??

Gurcharan Singh

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Oct 1, 2011, 10:51:44 PM10/1/11

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On the calyx, and in Saponaria edges of calyx are slightly winged

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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.
Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

Balkar Arya

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Oct 1, 2011, 10:53:12 PM10/1/11

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Thanks Sir for clarification

Prashant awale

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Oct 2, 2011, 12:27:41 AM10/2/11

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Thanks Balkar ji, Gurcharan Singh ji for the responses and the ID "Silene conoidea".

I was told by the villagers that this herb is often seen in the Buckwheat field at Turtuk village during August end to September.
Regards
Prashant

Gurcharan Singh

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Oct 2, 2011, 1:02:01 AM10/2/11

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Yes common weed in fields

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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.
Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

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