*IMG_2725.jpg *appears to be* Iris kemaonensis** Satish Phadke * 2008/7/12 J.M. Garg <[email protected]>
> The yellow flower in the first mail appears to be a *Lilium oxypetalum*. > Pl. see the link: > http://www.christiealpines.co.uk/showbigimage.php?image_id=pageimages/2006Mar091141895159Liliumoxypetalumclose.jpeg.jpg&; > here is a link for details: > http://www.backyardgardener.com/plantname/pd_2851-2.html > > Here are extracts from Wikipedia link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lily > > The genus <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus> *Lilium* are > herbaceous<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbaceous>flowering plants normally > growing from > bulbs <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulb>, comprising a genus of about 110 > species <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species> in the lily family, > Liliaceae <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liliaceae>. They are important as > large showy flowering garden plants, and in literature. Some of the bulbs > have been consumed by people. The species in this genus are the true lilies, > while other plants with lily in the common name are related to other groups > of plants. > > Lilies are leafy stemmed herbs. They form naked or tunic-less scaly > underground bulbs <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulb> from which they > overwinter. In some North American species the base of the bulb develops > into rhizomes <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhizome>, on which numerous > small bulbs are found. Some species develop > stolons<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolon>. > Very few species form near the soil surface. > > Many species form stem-roots. With these, the bulb grows naturally at some > depth in the soil, and each year the new stem puts out > adventitious<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventitious>roots above the bulb > as it emerges from the soil. These roots are in > addition to the basal roots that develop at the base of the bulb. > > The large flowers <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower> have six > tepals<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tepal>, > often fragrant, and come in a range of colours ranging through whites, > yellows, oranges, pinks, reds and purples. Markings include spots, brush > strokes and picotees. > > The plants are summer flowering. Most species are > deciduous<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deciduous>, > but a few species (*Lilium > candidum<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilium_candidum> > *, *Lilium > catesbaei<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lilium_catesbaei&action=edit&redlink=1> > *) bear a basal rosette of leaves during dormancy. > > On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 8:39 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The White flower in the first mail is an *Anemone* species, possibly * >> tetrasepala* or *polyanthes*. Here are some extracts from Wikipedia link: >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anemone >> >> *Anemone* >> (*A-ne-mó-ne<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllable_stress_of_Botanical_Latin> >> *, from the Gr. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language> Άνεμος, >> wind), is a genus <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus> of about 120 >> species <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species> of flowering plants in the >> buttercup family Ranunculaceae<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranunculaceae>in >> the north and south temperate zones. They are closely related to Pasque >> flower <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasque_flower> (*Pulsatilla*) and >> Hepatica <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatica> (*Hepatica*); some >> botanists include both of these genera within *Anemone*. >> >> *Anemone* are perennial <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perennial> >> herbs<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb>; >> plants which grow from rhizomes <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhizome>, >> caudices <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caudex> or >> tubers<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuber>. >> Leaves grow from the base and can be simple, compound or attached with a >> leaf stalk. Terminal >> inflorescences<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflorescence>with two to nine >> flowered >> cymes <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyme> or >> umbels<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbel>, >> or solitary flowers <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower> that depending >> on the species can be up to 60 centimeters tall. The flowers are >> bisexual<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_sexuality>and radially >> symmetric. The >> sepals <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepal> are not persistent in >> fruit<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit>, >> and can be white <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White>, >> purple<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple>, >> blue <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue>, >> green<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green>, >> yellow <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow>, >> pink<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink>or >> red <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red>. Fruits are >> achenes<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achene> >> .[3] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anemone#cite_note-FNA-2> >> >> On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 8:13 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I think the purple flower in first mail is Iris kemaonensis. Pl. see the >>> link:http://www.badbear.com/signa/signa.pl?Display+Iris-kemaonensis+3+3 >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 7:35 PM, Madhuri Pejaver <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> yellow one is a type of lily >>>> purple varity of curcuma >>>> third some varity of passiflora >>>> the one in previous mail was a relative of opium >>>> madhuri >>>> >>>> >>>> --- On Thu, 7/10/08, vivekmail <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> > From: vivekmail <[email protected]> >>>> > Subject: [Indiantreepix] re:at gangotri >>>> > To: "Indiantreepix" <[email protected]> >>>> > Date: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 9:09 AM >>>> > flowers in gadhwal himalayas near gangotri >>>> > (shot by sameer kelkar, aurangabad) >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg >>> "We often ignore the beauty around us" >>> For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group >>> (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en >>> >>> For my Birds, Butterflies, Trees, Landscape pictures etc., visit >>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/J.M.Garg >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> "We often ignore the beauty around us" >> For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group >> (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en >> For my Birds, Butterflies, Trees, Landscape pictures etc., visit >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/J.M.Garg >> > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > "We often ignore the beauty around us" > For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group > (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > For my Birds, Butterflies, Trees, Landscape pictures etc., visit > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/J.M.Garg > > > -- http:// satishphadke.blogspot.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. 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