Yazda, This is some species of Agave. They are monocarpic, flowering once and then dying. The large stalk flowers, is pollinated, and produces miniature versions of the plant called bulbils. You can shake the stalk and many miniature plants will fall like rain.
-bs On Feb 6, 2009, at 2:00 PM, Yazdy Palia wrote: > > Hi folks, > I would not be able to name the plant but I have seen it all over > being used as fence. The central stem comes up only at the time of > flowering. The flowers themselves turn into small plants and drop down > and take root. The mother plant then just dries up. The leaves are > long and succulent and for many years you do not see the central stem. > Once the central stem comes, and the plant flowers, the mother plant > dies. > I have tried to get the identity and will try once again. > Regards > Yazdy Palia. > > On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Thiruvengadam Ekambaram > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Friends >> This plant I saw in Ranthambore National Park,it interested me >> because >> at grund level it is like Aloe plant.In the middle one single stem >> around 3.5 metre ht. and 50 mm dia.Stem is visible in the photo. >> Please give ID >> >> >> IMG_0127.JPGa.jpg >> >> These pictures were sent with Picasa, from Google. >> Try it out here: http://picasa.google.com/ >> >>> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
