Phyla nodiflora
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Satish Phadke
Oct 11, 2011, 12:37:40 PM10/11/11
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Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene
Syn: Lippia nodiflora
Family : Verbenaceae
Observed growing in lawn in Pu.La. Deshpande Udyan Pune Oct 2011
Creeping perennial herb. Total height of the plant 6 inches
Stems rooting at nodes, much branched; subquadrangular clothed with appressed hairs.
Leaves opposite subsessile. 2bye 1.5 cm.Spathulate, cuneate at base, rounded at apex. Serrate in upper part. Hairy.
Flowers sessile, densly packed in long pedunculated axillary heads one in each pair of leaves.
Calyx: 2mm Bracts 2.5mm Corolla 2.5-3mm white or pale pink 2 lipped Upper lip bifid. Lower lip 3 lobed middle one being largest.
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Dr Satish Phadke
Syn: Lippia nodiflora
Family : Verbenaceae
Observed growing in lawn in Pu.La. Deshpande Udyan Pune Oct 2011
Creeping perennial herb. Total height of the plant 6 inches
Stems rooting at nodes, much branched; subquadrangular clothed with appressed hairs.
Leaves opposite subsessile. 2bye 1.5 cm.Spathulate, cuneate at base, rounded at apex. Serrate in upper part. Hairy.
Flowers sessile, densly packed in long pedunculated axillary heads one in each pair of leaves.
Calyx: 2mm Bracts 2.5mm Corolla 2.5-3mm white or pale pink 2 lipped Upper lip bifid. Lower lip 3 lobed middle one being largest.
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Dr Satish Phadke
Sid
Oct 11, 2011, 2:02:12 PM10/11/11
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Excellent detail Satish ji, both in the text and in the pics. I heard Turkeys and chicken like to eat the leaves of this plant.
Balkar Singh
Oct 11, 2011, 8:21:38 PM10/11/11
to Sid, Satish Phadke, indiantreepix
Nice Catch Satish Ji, Common weed in our area--
Regards
Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964
Regards
Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964
Gurcharan Singh
Oct 11, 2011, 10:19:17 PM10/11/11
to Balkar Singh, Sid, Satish Phadke, indiantreepix
Yes, common in Delhi also
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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/
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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