Garg Ji, Chadwell Ji, Thank you for validating my suggested id. Regards, Aarti
On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 7:01 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks a lot, Chadwell ji. > > On 6 Jan 2017 6:52 p.m., "C CHADWELL" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Dear Aarti >> >> There are no NATIVE species of Digitalis in Kashmir or anywhere in the >> Himalaya. >> >> Flowers of Himalaya mentions 2 species: Digitalis purpurea the 'Common >> Foxglove' of the UK >> with its spikes of rosy-purple spotted tubular flowers is locally >> naturalised from gardens in Kashmir. >> >> They also include Digitalis lanata - another 'escape' in Kashmir; they >> describe the flowers as brownish >> with a white lip. >> >> *I cannot think what the plant you have photographed could be other than >> Digitalis purpurea - even though* >> *the flowers have not fully opened - though no doubt there are other >> Digitalis cultivated in the region.* >> >> Stewart also lists D.lanata and D.purpurea - the former reported from >> Kashmir by Rao saying it was no doubt >> cultivated. He says D.purpurea is planted for use as a medicine and for >> its beautiful flowers. >> >> Naqshi, Singh & Koul in 'Plants of Gulmarg' (1984) record D.lanata from >> Wastelands at Khelanmarg; D.purpurea >> among bushes at Gulmarg. >> >> I must admit to having paid minimal attention to foxgloves during my >> travels around the Kashmir Valley in the 1980s. >> In my 'Report of the Kashmir Botanical Expedition 1983' (published >> privately in 1984) I list two in my Systematic List of >> Vascular Plants and Flowering Plants observed in the field during the >> expedition. Both were seen at Gulmarg; one in >> a hotel garden - I was not able to identify either at that time but >> presumably were D.lanata and D.purpurea. >> >> *Whilst there are a number of postings of Digitalis purpurea on eFI, I >> think it would be useful for reference/* >> *comparative purposes, if I post a selection of images of this species >> taken in the UK - where it is common (and* >> *perhaps the source of introductions into cultivation in Kashmir, as far >> back as the 19th Century - its medicinal* >> *properties have been known since medieval times).* >> >> *I also have a few images of a 'naturalised' Digitalis growing near >> Gulmarg as I walked down from Khelanmarg during* >> *my last visit to Kashmir.* >> >> *Must check which species this is - taking a quick look at postings for >> Digitalis on eFI there has been some uncertainty/* >> *confusion. * >> >> *Further comments will be better within additional post(s).* >> >> *Once again, I was anticipating a relatively brief post about Digitalis >> purpurea but as with so many genera both native and introduced/cultivated >> in **the Himalaya, there is a need for further clarification.* >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Best Wishes, >> >> >> Chris Chadwell >> >> >> 81 Parlaunt Road >> SLOUGH >> SL3 8BE >> UK >> >> www.shpa.org.uk >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* J.M. Garg <[email protected]> >> *To:* efloraofindia <[email protected]> >> *Cc:* Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Friday, 6 January 2017, 6:16 >> *Subject:* Fwd: [efloraofindia:259609] Digitalis Species For ID : >> Srinagar,Kashmir : 20DEC16 : AK-37 >> >> Forwarding again for Id assistance please. >> Some earlier relevant feedback: >> efi page on Digitalis purpurea >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/p/plantaginaceae/digitalis/digitalis-purpurea> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: *Aarti S. Khale* <[email protected]> >> Date: 20 December 2016 at 10:55 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:259609] Digitalis Species For ID : >> Srinagar,Kashmir : 20DEC16 : AK-37 >> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >> >> >> Digitalis Species seen in one of the Mughal Gardens. >> Cultivated, garden plant. >> Picture taken in the last week of April. >> Digitalis purpurea? >> Experts kindly validate my suggested id. >> Aarti >> -- >> 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 indiantreepix+unsubscribe@ googlegroups.com >> <[email protected]>. >> To post to this group, send email to [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- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or Efloraofindia >> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >> database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 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). 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