Vijay ji, In my region it is known as Bhataila chara. Bhatalia means wild rabbit and chara means fodder. It is much liked by them. According to the Traditional Healersm wild animals consume it for special purpose other than food. Yesterday I was in forest in search of this herb but due to leopard sitting on our way we failed to reach to the spot. It is also known as Laksman booti. In early discussion Gurucharan ji and Dr.Pankaj Kumar have identied it as Sanjivani Booti.
Pankaj Oudhia On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Vijayadas D <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > > It is Selaginella bryopteris. > > Pteridophytes are classified into two - Ferns and Fern allies > > > > There are two principal differences between ferns and fern allies. First, > unlike the ferns, the leaves of fern allies, known technically as > microphylls, are small, scale-like structures with a single mid-vein. > Second, fern allies make their spores at the bases of their > leaves or on specialized branches. > Selaginella, Lycopodiales(Lycopodium , Phlegmaria etc..), Equisetum, > Isoets, and Psilotum are Fern allies and all other are Ferns . > > Regards, > > Vijayadas > > On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 8:15 AM, JANAKI TURAGA <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi all, >> This fern (I think it is!) in the dry state was sold in a market in >> Gurgaon, with the sales pitch that if soaked in water for sometime it would >> become green. A green specimen was also put on display which was >> spectacular! >> So it was bought and after overnight soaking in water, it became green >> like in the picture! >> Would appreciate if someone could id this fern and provide any information >> about this plant. >> Thanks >> Janaki Turaga >> >> Riyadh-11462,PBNO-7210 >> KSA >> vijayadas.wetpaint.com >> >> Ferns are funniest plants..............!!!!! >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
