Reply from Pankaj ji: "Lloydia sp Iris keonensis Anemone sp." 2009/7/14 satish phadke <[email protected]>
> *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 > -- With regards, J.M.Garg ([email protected]) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' Image Resource of thousands of my images of Birds, Butterflies, Flora etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- Indiantreepix: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. 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