Dear All, The aquatic plant in the attached photo is *Nymphaea pubescens*. I thinkcGurcharan Ji made a small typhographical error. Hope he will not mind about my comment. Sorry Sir for the comment. Regards Tanay
On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 3:43 PM, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: > Update on the water lilies - Feb 05, 2010, > *Large number of water lilies which were found floating on the surface in > Dec 09 are rapidly dying out. With the retreating river waters the water > levels have subsided by 15-20 feet. The Paddy fields start re-emerging from > beneath. * > * > * > * > * > *Excerpt from earlier mail dated 01 Dec 2009* > * > * > *"After January, the waters starts receding and before the onset of > summer, these lands will sport paddy fields once again."* > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > *To:* efloraofindia <[email protected]> > *Cc:* raghu ananth <[email protected]>; Gurcharan Singh-sify < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Thu, 11 March, 2010 1:25:42 PM > *Subject:* Fwd: [efloraofindia:26433] The transformation - white water > lilies > > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Earlier relevant feedback: > > “*Perhaps Nymphaea pubescence* > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh” > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: raghu ananth <[email protected]> > Date: 15 January 2010 19:40 > Subject: [efloraofindia:26433] The transformation - white water lilies > To: [email protected] > > > * > * > > *As the monsoon draws to a close, the backwaters of the Krishnarajasagar > dam (Mysore District), flood the plains swamping the fields with water. > Where once this area was awash with swaying paddy fields, now the shallow > water logged fields are dotted with thousands of white water lilies in full > bloom – a dazzling carpet of white and blue. (Pictures 1,2,3, Date: 29 Nov > 2009, Time 12:51, )* > > * * > > *And just two days later, the ephemeral nature of these flowers was > brought home to us as in place of the fully bloomed lotuses were lotus buds > all set to repeat the same cycle again. (Pictures 4,5,6, Date: 01 Dec 2009, > Time 16:30)* > > * * > > * * > > *After January the waters starts receding and before the onset of summer, > these lands will sport paddy fields once again.* > > * * > > *Just as perhaps the poet Robert Herrick who said* > > *“**We have short time to stay, as you,** > We have as short a spring; > As quick a growth to meet decay, > As you, or anything. > We die > As your hours do, and dry > Away, > Like to the summer's rain; > Or as the pearls of morning's dew, > Ne'er to be found again”.* > > * * > > *Never mind that he was referring to daffodils.* > > * > * > > *Regards* > > *Raghu / Sunita* > > ------------------------------ > The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! > Homepage<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_yyi_1/*http://in.yahoo.com/> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > Image Resource of more than a thousand species of Birds, Butterflies, > Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg > For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- Efloraofindia: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix > > > ------------------------------ > Your Mail works best with the New Yahoo Optimized IE8. Get it > NOW!<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_ie8_new/*http://downloads.yahoo.com/in/internetexplorer/> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) 9674221362 (Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
