Lovely captures Sukla Ji..thanks a lot..
On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 8:46 PM, Sukla Saha <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Friends, > > Here is one common ornamental species of Asteraceae of midwest United > States and is called* **purple coneflower*. It blooms from June to August > and has pink, purple color. > > > > Date: 10th July, 2013 > > Place: Chicago, Illinois, US > > * * > > *Echinacea purpurea** **(L.) Moench*** > > > > Diagnostic features: Upper stems terminate in individual flowerheads. > Each daisy-like flowerhead has 10-20 ray florets that surround a large > central cone of numerous disk florets. The central cone is yellowish brown > to reddish brown, somewhat flattened, and very prickly. The petaloid rays > are purple, narrowly oblong, and they tend to droop downward with age. > Bracts are green, hairy, and narrowly lanceolate, becoming recurved when > the flowerhead blooms. In bright sunlight, the flowerheads are mildly > fragrant. Afterwards, the disk florets are replaced by dark achenes that > are narrow and flat. > > > > The flowers of Echinacea species are used to make an extremely popular > herbal tea, purported to help strengthen the immune system. > > *Echinacea* comes from the Greek word *echinos* meaning hedgehog in > reference to the spiny center cone. > > > > Thanks, > > Sukla > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Regards, Dr. Nidhan Singh Assistant Professor Department of Botany I.B. (PG) College Panipat-132103 Haryana Ph.: 09416371227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
