Thats a wonderful identification Gurcharan ji! I have seen this
species several times in Delhi, and ignored it assuming it to be
Argemone mexicana.
Cheers!
- Tabish
On Apr 11, 9:39 pm, Gurcharan Singh <
singh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> *Argemone ochroleuca* Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard. 3: t.242. 1828
> syn: *Argemone* *mexicana* var. *ochroleuca* (Sweet) Lindl.
>
> A weed of waste places, less common than A. mexicana, differentiated by low
> habit (usually less than 40 cm tall), poorly brached, smaller narrower
> leaves, white flowers turning pale yellow, deeply dissected stigma and
> distinct 1-2 mm long style. Photographed from Panchkula.
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