Thank you Mr Garg. It’s curious that many spring flowers are already out this winter.
Regards, Ashwini > On 26 Jan 2016, at 12:40, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks, Ashwini ji, for the nice illustrations. > I think these match with images at Ranunculus laetus > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/r/ranunculaceae/ranunculus/ranunculus-laetus> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Ashwini Bhatia <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Date: 20 January 2016 at 21:08 > Subject: [efloraofindia:238743] Ranunculus distans ABJAN01/14 > To: "[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>" > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > Some buttercups are flowering already. I am not sure if it is due to mild > weather this winter here. Flora of China says that R. sceleratus flowers in > Jan-July but has small flowers. > > http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200008144 > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200008144> > > I am more inclined to think that my sample is R. distans (R. laetus > previously but see > http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242000634 > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242000634>) > > A few observations; > > Flower 2cm across, sepals hairy (villous), on a long stalk with adpressed > white hair. The basal leaves large—slightly wider than long, on hairy stalks > (11cmx9cm). Upper leaves without pedicels, in three, lanceolate, narrow and > about 4cm. The main stem hollow, hairier at nodes. > > Apart from the flowering time, the features point to R. distans. Please > advise. > > I am including a screenshot from the Flora of British India by J. D. Hooker. > > R. distans > Above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP > 1750m > 20 January 2016 > > Thanks. > Ashwini > > > > -- > 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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix > <https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the > world- more than 2500 members & 2,25,000 messages on 18.6.15) or > Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a > species database of more than 11,000 species & 2,00,000 images). > The whole world uses my Image Resource > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a thousand > species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as per Creative > Commons license attached with each image. > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > <IMG_5883_20Jan2016.jpg><IMG_5885_20Jan2016.jpg><IMG_5895_20Jan2016.jpg><IMG_5904_-20Jan2016.jpg><_MG_8366_20Jan2016.jpg><_MG_8387_20Jan2016.jpg><_MG_8398_20Jan2016.jpg><_MG_8407_20Jan2016.jpg><_MG_8418_20Jan2016.jpg><Screen-Shot-2016-01-20-at-20.38.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 an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
