Very nice pictures! Dr Satish Phadke
On 28 April 2015 at 08:57, Ashwini Bhatia <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you Prashant ji. > Ashwini > > On 27-Apr-2015, at 10:12 pm, Prashant Awale <[email protected]> wrote: > > Very Informative Post. Liked it. Thanks for sharing. > Regards > Prashant > > On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 9:57 PM, Ashwini Bhatia <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> The dandelions are displaying their wispy puffballs. While researching >> for information on their seed dispersal I came across some interesting info >> on them. Here are some photos and facts; >> >> *Taraxacum officinale* >> Above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP >> 1800m >> 27 April 2015 >> >> Thanks. >> Ashwini >> >> <IMG_8475_iPhone.jpg><IMG_8503_iPhone.jpg> >> >> >> >> Different types of insects pollinate dandelion. Yellow flower turns into >> puff ball that consists of large number of fruits called achenes. Seed of >> dandelion has disk-like extension that acts like a parachute and >> facilitates dispersal by wind.Seed can travel 5 miles before it finally >> reaches the ground.Dandelion resembles sun, moon and stars during the >> certain parts of its life cycle. Yellow flower looks like sun, spherical >> head with seeds looks like moon while dispersing seeds look like stars.Name >> dandelion originates from French words "dent de lion" which mean lion's >> tooth. This name is given because of deeply toothed leaves of dandelion. >> >> For more see: >> http://www.softschools.com/facts/plants/dandelion_facts/597/ >> >> -- >> 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/d/optout. >> > > > -- > 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/d/optout. > -- 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 an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
