Aquilegia vulgaris hybrids?? Thank you Saroj Kasaju On Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 11:55:48 AM UTC+5:45 Alok Mahendroo wrote:
> Sir, > I did go to the same observation site this year and sadly did not happen > to see it this year.. maybe because of excessive rain this year and less > sunshine.. I cannot be certain... > But I have not given up on this as yet and will try again next season... > regards > ALok > On Wed, 2011-09-21 at 11:04 +0530, J.M. Garg wrote: > > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > “can it be Akelei (germanname) (Aquilegia)?”from Nalini ji. > > > > “I chanced upon a lost photograph from my archives of the seed pod and > > it definitely reminds me of the columbine family... is it presumptuous > > of me?? But to my limited knowledge it does indeed look like that... > > some kind of a freak wild hybrid of a double columbine.. perhaps > > something like Aquilegia vulgaris var stellata in blue.. > > Thanks for the inspiration... > > Ecstatic..... :)) Alok” > > > > “This is turning out to be really interesting. Your this photograph > > clearly belongs to Ranunculaceae, either Delphinium or Aquilegia. But > > looking at the flowers especially in the second photograph, I am > > unable to decide whether it is a single flower (with numerous petals) > > or a cluster of flowers. In the second option I can see only single > > spur (Aquilegia should have five), but then calyx + corolla should > > have maximum 10 members. Here I see many.” from Singh ji > > > > "I feel that it is some sort of hybride. I have three diff. sorts of > > Akelei in my garden, shall send fotos when they flower. At present > > there is snow everywhere. > > I am not an expert, but my observation is that Delphinium has just > > one Sporn (sorry, i don't know the english word for it. my translator > > suggested > > spur, tailskid, tail wheel, ram, trail spade, whereas Akelei has many. > > In the second Foto i see many, so i suggested Akelei. > > Again, I am NOT an expert. > > Here are some links, where one can see fotos of Akelei. > > http://www.saatgut-vielfalt.de/saatgut/product.php?products_id=910810 > > http://www.pflanzenversand-gaissmayer.de/article_detail,Aquilegia > > +Vulgaris-Hybride+Christa+Barlow+-+Gefuellte > > +Akelei,79A49B76F9A540EFBB59F4033D651606,,de,SID.html > > > http://www.google.de/images?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:de:official&client=firefox-a&q=akelei&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=TchXTYC-NcjFswa--qylCw&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=3&ved=0CFAQsAQwAg > > Regards > > Nalini" > > > > "Nabha ji had suggested it to be double hybrid columbine, but I don't > > see the four spurs characteristic of Aquilegia, nor do I see the > > stamens in centre generally seen in double columbine. An intergeneric > > hybrid between Delphinium and Aquilegia with well developed fruits, as > > seen in the third photograph would be too exciting, as it would > > necessitate a new generic name." from Singh ji. > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Alok & Isabelle <alokis...@gmail.com> > > Date: 11 February 2011 14:15 > > Subject: [efloraofindia:62534] ID request from a newbie.. > > To: indian...@googlegroups.com > > > > > > Dear friends, > > My first mail of request and I am asking help to ID the flower which > > got > > me into studying wildflowers in Dalhousie (Chamba) HP. > > Date/Time- May 2010 > > > > Location- Kalatope wildlife Sanctuary, Chamba dist. Himachal Pradesh, > > India approx. 2400 mts altitude > > > > Habitat- Wild > > > > Plant Habit- Herb > > > > Height/Length- approx. 2 feet > > > > The other info can be better deduced from the pics > > P.S.- My camera is not too good and I apologise for the quality of > > photos. > > > > -- > > Himalayan Village Education Trust > > Village Khudgot, > > P.O. Dalhousie > > District Chamba > > H.P. 176304, India > > www.hive.interconnection.org > > www.hivetrust.wordpress.com > > http://mushroomobserver.org/observer/observations_by_user/2186 > > > > > > > > > > -- > > With regards, > > J.M.Garg (jmg...@gmail.com) > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a thousand species > > & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > > alphabetically & place-wise): > > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. 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