Dear Nalini ji, The plant you are referring to is known as *Salicornia europaea* L. from the family Chenopodiaceae commonly known as glasswort found growing in the tidal region but I didn't came across any reports which tells me that this particular plant has been reported from Pulicat Lake in Chennai though it has been reported from India. Hence I cant nullify your suggestion because this may be a new introduced species around the lake region and looks very similar to *Arthrocnemum macrostachyum* .
*I will ernestly request and wait for the experts to comment and help in solving the identity of this halophytic plant from the Pulicat lake Chennai. * Regards Tanay On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 4:08 PM, nabha meghani <[email protected]> wrote: > Hallo, > this plant remeinds me of an Aquatic plant seen frequently and in abandance > at the north see. > the german name is queller > http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salicornia_europaea (unfortunately did not > find an engl. site). As it grows at the see, it is saltic, contains many > minerals, can be used in salads and even "pickles" are made from this. very > tasty. > i wonder if Raghu jis plant is edible too! > attaching some pictures taken by me, in okt 09 in a place called cuxhaven, > on the north see. > i hope i am not breaking any rules by sending information about non-indian > plants. > regards > nalini > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* raghu ananth <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 06, 2010 12:44 PM > *Subject:* [efloraofindia:31608] Aquatic plant | ID Request 06Apr10AR02 > > Aquatic Plant for ID | 06Apr10AR02 > > > Date/Time-5 Aug 2006 3.11 PM > > Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Pulicat Lake, Chennai, > > Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-Wild, Lagoon > > P > > lant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Aquatic plant > > Height/Length-approx - 0.5 feet > > Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Shape - > > Inflorescence Type/ Size- > > Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- > > Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- > > Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- > > > > > Regards > > Raghu > > ------------------------------ > 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. > > -- > 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.
