Thank you Nidhan ji for liking my pictures and your appreciation. Thanks, Sukla
On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 8:21 PM, Nidhan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > 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.
