This tendril like structures are most probably rushes (*Juncus* species) that are used for weaving basket and cattle also *eat* soft rushes.
Thanks, Sukla ------------------------------------------------ Sukla Chanda, PhD Science & Education, The Field Museum, Chicago IL. On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 8:37 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: JM Garg <[email protected]> > Date: 2 February 2014 18:36 > Subject: [efloraofindia:180696] Fwd: Ladakh Sprout/Tendril - ID Request > (SJ:3Aug09) > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]>, sukla chanda < > [email protected]>, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>, Sushmita > Jha <[email protected]> > > > Forwarding again for Id assistance please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > The bundles especially the third one on backs of ladies are twigs > of salix. There are several species of Salix growing on stream and river > banks in Ladakh. The twigs are dried, bark removed and used for basket > making. That should solve your mystery of so called nests. > Gurcharan Singh > > Thank you for your response. Both close-ups are taken of the bundle in > the basket. And they are soft like beansprouts - and finer, so am not sure > whether even after drying there will be any 'bark' to remove for > basket-making. Also, I did not see them by streams or river banks but well > away from them on forest under trees. > Regards, > sushmita > > > > > > On Monday, August 3, 2009 12:45:43 AM UTC+5:30, Sushmita Jha wrote: >> >> Dear all, >> I found these bundles on the floor of sparse forests at a distance in >> Suru Valley and thought they were bird nests of some kind. These were quite >> far and wouldnt have made any sort of meaningful photograph. Till I chanced >> upon three women carrying baskets on their backs and one of them had these >> bundles of what looked like sprouts/tendrils. They said that these are not >> fit for human consumption but are relished by goats, sheep, etc. >> Would appreciate your help with the ID of these. >> Thank you. >> Sushmita Jha >> > -- > 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. > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group (largest in the world): > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2200 members & > 1,78,400 messages on 31/12/13) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 9000 species & 1,80, 000 images). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > -- 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.
