Fragaria vesca- very frequent in temperate and Sub-Alpine slopes edible as wild strawberry. Duchesnia indica on the other hand grows in lower areas,has yellow flowers,calyx lobes drooping downwards and fruits are tasteless. Dog's Strawberry.
On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 7:53 AM, Ashwini Bhatia <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you Ushadi. I will be careful. > > Thank you doubly for the links. > Ashwini > > On 06-May-2015, at 6:10 am, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Well, since its that far, carry some first aid like itch guard, anti > histamine and some lacto calamine type skin rub > i know from experience > be careful of the ants they bite > quite painful and swelling results > > ants and plant kingdom is a long complicated story > some trees invite them > provide special shelter > food > protection > some simply let them cut up their leaves > etc etc > some are biting types see this report in smithsonian: > http://smithsonianscience.org/2015/02/ant-bites-inspire-study-of-nectar-organs-on-tropical-trees/ > > but they are talking of trees > there are many such examples > i just read a long review last week but cant remember where > > it was about tree with big thorns > > == > but strawberry plants get infected with aphids > and ants try to eat the dew from aphids > http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/carpenter_ant.htm > > or eat even the strawberry flower nectar > they all bite > > > they do not pollinate the plant , bees and some small butterflies do.. > I knew it and now i have a solid ref from virginia tech: > http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/wild_strawberry.htm > > > usha di > > On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 9:56 PM, Ashwini Bhatia <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I will go again next weekend. These are not nearby where I live but are >> reached after an hour or so of walk up in the mountains. I will report next >> week. I saw almost every flower swarming with ants. Could they be helping >> in pollination? >> >> Thanks. >> Ashwini >> >> On 04-May-2015, at 3:39 am, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> very nice >> >> now wait for the berries to develope >> >> what pollinates these? >> >> usha di >> >> On Sun, May 3, 2015 at 11:55 PM, Ashwini Bhatia < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> It was my first time seeing this Himalayan strawberry. We have the >>> *Duchesnea >>> indica* aplenty but this one is scarce. I saw several plant with >>> flowers today but no fruit. >>> >>> *Fragaria nubicola* (Himalayan Strawberry) >>> Above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP >>> 1850m approx. >>> 3 May 2015 >>> >>> Thanks. >>> Ashwini >>> >>> <_MG_5511_03May15.jpg> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Usha di >> =========== >> >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > > -- > 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.
