Pimpinella species ?- Raigad fort, Maharashtra

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Date/Time : December 19, 2008 at 12.40pm IST
Location Place : premises of Raigad fort
Altitude : about 833 m (above mean sea level)
GPS : around 18°14’2.62″N, 73°26’23.48″EHabitat : crevices of stone bricks (floor)
Type : —

Plant
Habit : small prostrate herb, branching at base
Height : about 5 cm
Length : about 15 – 20 cm

Leaves
Type : simple with dentate margin , oppositely arranged
Shape : oval, base acute, rounded at apex
Size : about 12 mm x 8 mm

Inflorescence
Type : umbel … are the umbels rising from rooting node ?
Size : about 50 – 60 mm

Flowers
Size : less than 1 mm
Colour : white
Calyx : do not know
Bracts : – no bracts –

Fruits
Type : do not know
Shape : do not know
Size : do not know
Seeds : do not know

Other Info

Fragrance : do not know
Pollinator : do not know
Uses : do not know

Leaf patern resembles to Pimpinella saxifraga L. to some extent but it has got no distribution in India.

Updated on July 16, 2025

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