Dear Gurcharan Ji & Tabish Ji, According to Eflora of North America I think this plant is *Dimorphotheca pluvialis* (Linnaeus) Moench, Methodus. 585. 1794.
Syn:* Calendula pluvialis* Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 921. 1753 *Annuals,* 5–20(–40+) cm. *Leaf blades* narrowly oblong or oblanceolate to linear, 15–50(–100+) × 3–15(–25+) mm, mar-gins usually dentate to pinnatifid, sometimes entire. *Peduncles* (3–)5–12+ cm. *Phyllaries* 6–12+ mm. *Ray corolla* laminae abaxially white to ochroleucous or yellowish (often marked with blue to purple), adaxially mostly whitish (often blue to purplish at bases and/or apices), 20–30+ mm. *Disc florets* 30–50+; corollas whitish to yellowish, usually bluish to purplish distally, 4–6 mm (lobe apices acute, terete, or dilated). *Ray cypselae* 4–6 mm; disc cypselae 6–8 mm. *2n* = 18. Please Validate identification. RegardsT Tanay On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 5:04 PM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: > PS: actually the underside of many Arctotis species is also purplish, > so thats no distinguishing feature. But I stiil think it is > Dimorphotheca pluvialis. > - Tabish > > On Mar 31, 1:37 pm, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sending cultivated annual tentatively identified as Arctotis > stoechadifolia > > P. J. Berguis., please validate > > > > *Date/Time-* > > > > * * > > > > *30 March2010 10 am* > > > > *Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-* > > > > * > > * > > > > *Vikas Puri, New Delhi, 213 m asl* > > > > *Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-* > > > > * * > > > > *Garden ornamental grown in beds and borders* > > > > *Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- * > > > > * * > > > > *Annual branched herb* > > > > *Height/Length-* > > > > * * > > > > *up to 1 m tall* > > > > *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-* > > > > * * > > > > *Alternate, simple, toothed* > > > > *Inflorescence Type/ Size-* > > > > * * > > > > *Capitulum, radiate head, up to 8 cm across* > > > > *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-* > > > > * * > > > > *Ray florests white with narrowly elongate ligule, disc violet* > > > > *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-* > > > > * * > > > > * > > * > > > > *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.-* > > > > * > > * > > > > -- > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > > Retired Associate Professor > > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > Arctotis-stoechadifolia-Delhi-1.jpg > > 429KViewDownload > > > > Arctotis-stoechadifolia-Delhi-2.jpg > > 144KViewDownload > > -- > 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.
