Cucubalus baccifer from Kashmir

[Gurcharan Singh]

Cucubalus baccifer L., Sp. pl. 1:414. 1753, family Caryophyllaceae

common names: Berry catchfly

Prostrate or ascending perennial herb with ovate-lanceolate opposite leaves, hairy on both surfaces, ciliate along margin; flowers nodding, 1-3; calyx green, inlated in fruit; petals greenish white, bifid at tip; fruit somewhat fleshy, up to 12 mm across, emerging from calyx, finally dry, brwnish-red.

Photographed from Pahalgam, Kahmir, growing in shaded places among shrubs and rocks. 
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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
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[Balkar Arya]

Thanks for showing new plant  Sir

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