Herb from Nilgiris for id 280211MK2

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Muthu Karthick

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Feb 28, 2011, 3:44:23 AM2/28/11
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Dear all, 
Kindly help to id this herb found on roadsides of Ooty town. Could this be a Scrophulariaceae member?

Date/Time- 

06-12-2011 / 04:15 PM

Location- Place, Altitude, GP

ca.2100asl; Ooty, TN

Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- 

roadsides

Plant Habit-

 herb

Height/Length- 

30 cm long

Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- 

ca.4 x 3 cm;

Inflorescence Type/ Size- 

axillary

Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- 

reddish-pink; c. 0.5 cm across

Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- 

 4-seeded; 0.7 cm across

Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- 


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Gurcharan Singh

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Feb 28, 2011, 5:28:03 AM2/28/11
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I think Scrophularia sp. 

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Satish Chile

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Feb 28, 2011, 5:57:01 AM2/28/11
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Agree with Gurcharan ji, Scrophularia nodosa
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tanay bose

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Feb 28, 2011, 9:50:00 AM2/28/11
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Scrophularia nodosa indeed
tanay
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Muthu Karthick

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Mar 1, 2011, 6:12:01 AM3/1/11
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Dear all, 
Many thanks for the identification of this herb.
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Muthu Karthick

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Oct 5, 2020, 7:45:00 AM10/5/20
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Yes Garg ji,

This herb is Scrophularia peregrina L.

On Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 12:06 PM JM Garg <jmg...@gmail.com> wrote:
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