Thank you Narendra Ji for your Kind words. Regards, Ashwini
> On 25-Feb-2016, at 10:42 AM, Narendra Joshi <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for sharing beautiful photos with each part well described. > > Regards, > > NS Joshi > >> On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 7:40 PM, Ashwini Bhatia <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> I was away for about two weeks and in my absence Rhododendrons appeared and >> almost vanished (locals collect them for various delicacies and I have had >> chutney, pakoras, wine and sherbet made from theses flowers). I had seen >> some trees flowering early this year—as early as late December. Before >> leaving I had collected a couple of flowers to study closely and today I >> photographed some trees in the evening. Here are the results; >> >> Rhododendron arboreum—Rose Tree, and locally Brah and Brans >> 1750m and above, pure forests above 2000m >> Above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP >> Photos through February >> >> Full bloom; >> <_MG_0834_24Feb2016.jpg> >> <_MG_0836_24Feb2016.jpg> >> >> Lovely pink-brown bark; >> <_MG_9578_08Feb2016.jpg> >> >> Flowers appear in cluster such as this. The black spots on the inside are >> clearly visible; >> <_MG_0864_24Feb2016.jpg> >> >> Stamens (x10) with tube like anthers to contain pollen; >> <_MG_9826_10Feb2016.jpg><_MG_9830_10Feb2016.jpg> >> >> Black spots at the base of fused petals; >> <_MG_9839_10Feb2016.jpg> >> >> One long pistil coated in pollen which is also seen spilling out of the >> anthers; >> <_MG_9851_10Feb2016.jpg> >> <_MG_9975_10Feb2016.jpg><_MG_9981_10Feb2016.jpg> >> >> The whole pistil with ovary which is ridged and hairy; >> <_MG_0003_10Feb2016.jpg><_MG_0020_10Feb2016.jpg><_MG_0025_10Feb2016.jpg> >> >> Shades of leaves through the season; >> <IMG_5639_12Jan2016.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 https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > With Regards, > Narendra Joshi -- 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.
